Batting first after winning the toss, descent partnerships from the top-order placed Bangladesh on a strong position at the end of day one with 236 runs for the loss of four wickets at Khulna.

Bangladesh and Pakistan met on any cricket field for the first time in 1986 when they played in the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy, which later took the name ‘Asia Cup’, at Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. In the multilateral one day international (ODI) match, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets.