Pakistan has defeated the World-XI in the first match of the three-T20 series. Pakistan scored 197 runs with some brilliant contributions by Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik. Ahmed Shahzad also chipped in and the World-XI were set a gigantic target of 198 runs off the 20 overs. World-XI started off brilliantly with Hashim Amla and Tamim Iqbal sending the bowlers to all sides of the park. The skipper, along with Tim Paine, put up some resistance while Grant Elliott and Miller also had a partnership going for a while but all these efforts fell 20 runs short in the end as Pakistan restricted the visitors to 177 for 7, winning the game and leading the three-match series 1 - Nil.

पाकिस्तान की टीम में वर्ल्ड XI को टी 20 सीरिज के पहले मैच में 20 रनों से हरा दिया | पाकिस्तान ने पहले बल्लेबाज़ी करते हुए 197 रन बनाये जिसके बाद वर्ल्ड XI 177 रनों पर सिमट गई |