Pakistan win toss bat against Bangladesh in do or die b
Pakistan win toss bat against Bangladesh in do or die b
DHAKA: Pakistan captain Shahid Khan Afridi won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the eighth Twenty20 International of the Asia Cup here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday.This is a do-or-die battle for Pakistan while the hosts, Bangladesh, have an opportunity to secure their berth in the final.Tamim Iqbal returned to the Bangladesh XI after completing his paternity leave in Bangkok. He replaced Nurul Hasan, while the injured Mustafizur Rahman was replaced by Arafat Sunny. Mushfiqur Rahim took over the keeping gloves for the game.Pakistan made one change, bringing in pace bowler Anwar Ali in place of left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz who made his T20I debut against UAE.Teams:Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taskin AhmedPakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Khurram Manzoor, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (captain), Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan.’