Pakistan and Bangladesh will lock horns in a three-match Twenty20 International series, starting from Wednesday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
A new-look Pakistani side, without the services of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi, will take on a young Bangladesh side as both teams look to build towards next year’s T20 World Cup.
While Pakistan, led by Salman Agha, is coming off a 4-1 defeat in the T20I series against New Zealand in March, Bangladesh will hope to bounce back from a tough 2-1 loss against lowly United Arab Emirates earlier this month.
Schedule
First T20I, May 28 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Second T20I, May 30 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Third T20I, June 1 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
The squads
Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub.
Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shamim Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam.
Live Streaming Info
The T20I series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will not be streamed or televised in India. The first T20I will begin at 8:30 PM IST.