DHAKA – Pakistan will lock horns with Bangladesh in the T20I series opener at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday, July 20 at 5 pm PST.
The remaining two matches will be staged at the same venue on July 22 and July 24 at 5:00 p.m. PST, with the toss to take place at 4:30 p.m.
Pakistan are visiting Bangladesh for the first time since December 2021, as it arrived in the country on Wednesday, 16 July, after participating in an extensive training camp in Karachi. Salman Ali Agha, who has so far led Pakistan in 12 T20Is, will lead the side in the fourth T20I series.
Pace duo of Ahmed Daniyal and Mohammad Salman Mirza are the two uncapped players in Pakistan’s squad and will be in line to make their international debuts during the series.
Earlier, Pakistan had whitewashed Bangladesh in a home three-match T20I series, bagging 37-run, 57-run and seven-wicket wins at the Gaddafi Stadium in May and June. Litton Das-led Bangladesh will take the field on the back of an away 2-1 T20I series triumph over Sri Lanka last week.
The overall T20I record between Pakistan and Bangladesh reflects the former’s dominance, as they have won 19 out of 22 T20Is since the first clash between the two sides in September 2007 in Nairobi.
Salman Ali Agha: “We have changed the way we want to play, but knowing the conditions is going to be the key. If the conditions allow us to play aggressively, then we’ll surely play that way, and in other cases we’ll go accordingly. In our training, we have tried to make sure that we experience match-like situations in order to get game-ready.
Bangladesh are a tough opposition, especially in their home conditions. We know what the challenges are going to be thrown at us, and we are very excited to play here.”
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza and Sufyan Moqim
Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain), Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Parvez Hossain Emon, Rishad Hossain, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed and Towhid Hridoy
