BAN vs PAK Live: Pakistan eye No 2 spot: Pakistan aim to keep up the momentum from their strong T20 World Cup showing with a largely unchanged squad for the Bangladesh tour. Skipper Babar Azam has been in fine form and so is his opening partner Mohammad Rizwan. The bowlers have performed admirably and now, the aim is to climb up the ranking and take the No 2 spot. Follow BAN vs PAK T20 Live Updates on InsideSport.in.
Babar Azam & Co stormed through the Super-12 phase of the Dubai tournament with five straight victories before a shock five-wicket loss to eventual winners Australia in the semifinals. Pakistan fielded the same line-up in all six of their World Cup matches and have retained almost the same squad for the Bangladesh series, which starts with Friday’s Twenty20 showdown in Dhaka.
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After a sizzling show at the #T20WorldCup, Pakistan are gearing up for the T20I series against Bangladesh 💪
How will they fare in the three-match series? 🤔
📸 @TheRealPCB #BANvPAK pic.twitter.com/DRZOaRofwd
— ICC (@ICC) November 18, 2021
“Momentum always matters in cricket and we would like to carry that momentum,” Babar told reporters ahead of the game.
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Mohammad Hafeez is the only player not to make the Bangladesh-bound flight after opting out of the squad, with Iftikhar Ahmed brought on as his replacement.
Bangladesh are missing several senior players who have been ruled out due to injury or rested after a disastrous World Cup campaign, where they failed to win a single Super-12 match.
Captain Mahmudullah Riyad said his side were looking to start afresh and put the Dubai debacle behind them.
12 member squad for the first #BANvPAK T20I announced#HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/KqRv8eXQRV
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 18, 2021
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“Whatever happened happened. If we think much about it that would affect us negatively. We want to think positive,” he said.
The second and third Twenty20 internationals will be held on November 20 and 22 in Dhaka. Both are day-night games, with fans returning to the stands in Bangladesh for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic shut stadiums to crowds in March 2020. Pakistan will also play two Test matches during their tour.
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Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zahid Mahmood
Bangladesh squad:
Mahmudullah (captain), Naim Sheikh, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Saif Hassan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Shohidul Islam, Akbar Ali
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