MIRPUR: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.
PLAYING XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, Ahmed Daniyal.
Bangladesh:Parvez Hossain Emon, Naim Sheikh, Litton Das (c)(wk), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
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Head to Head
Pakistan and Bangladesh have faced each other 23 times in T20Is, with Pakistan emerging victorious in 19 matches, while Bangladesh has secured victory on just four occasions.
Matches 23, Pakistan 19, Bangladesh 4
Notably, Bangladesh achieved their fourth victory in the opening match of the current series against Pakistan, in which they restricted the visitors to a mere total of 110 runs.
Bangladesh successfully chased down a modest target of 111 runs in just 15.3 overs, losing three wickets in the process.
The hosts did not get the desired start to their chase as debutant Salman Mirza struck twice in his opening spell to leave them reeling at 7-2 in 2.2 overs.
However, Parvez Hossain Emon and Towhid Hridoy stitched a crucial 73-run stand for the third wicket to put the team in the commanding position.
Hridoy was ultimately dismissed by Abbas Afridi after scoring 36 runs off 37 balls, with the scoreboard reading 80-3 in 12.3 overs.
Emon, on the other end, remained unfazed and took his team across the line with an unbeaten 56.
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