LAHORE: Pakistan and Bangladesh finally face off in the first of three T20Is in Lahore today at Gaddafi Stadium. The game will commence at 02:00 PM.
Probable Playing XIs
Pakistan
Babar Azam (C), Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
Bench – Muhammad Musa, Usman Qadir, Amad Butt, Khushdil Shah.
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Liton Das (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain.
Bench – Najmul Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Hasan Mahmud, Shafiul Islam.
Weather Report/Condition
The sun will be outshining in Lahore on Friday at 2 PM local time. There is no chance of rain. The temperature will hover around 17-19 Degrees Celsius during the match according to AccuWeather.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is very good for batting. There might be a bit of moisture in the pitch with this being a 2 PM start but the ball should come on the bat nicely. The spinners will most likely come into the game in the second innings. The team winning the toss is expected to bat first.
Average first innings score: 165 (Last three T20Is at the venue)
Record of the chasing teams: Won – 0; Lost – 3
Injury & Availability News
(Will be shared when there’s an update)
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Babar Azam, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Hafeez
Vice-Captain Options – Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Naim (Sheikh), Haris Rauf
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Liton Das
Batters – Naim Sheikh, Babar Azam (C), Shoaib Malik
All-Rounders – Soumya Sarkar (VC), Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan
Bowlers – Mustafizur Rahman, Aminul Islam, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.
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