WC T20 Pakistan opt to bat against Banglad

KOLKATA: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 championship at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.Bangladesh remain without Mustafizur Rahman, but brought in left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny to replace Abu Hider.Pakistan brought in Ahmed Shehzad straight into the XI after he was drafted into the squad for the World T20. They left out pace bowler Anwar Ali, batsman Khalid Latif, left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz and pacer Mohammad Sami.Bangladesh, who beat Pakistan by five wickets in the recently-concluded Asia Cup, qualified for the Super 10s after topping Group A in the first round of the World T20. They remained unbeaten, beating Netherlands and Oman while the match against Ireland was washed out.Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taskin AhmedPakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (captain), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan’