Bangladesh elect to bat first in second T20

Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah (2nd L) and Pakistan captain Babar Azam (2nd R) during the toss of the second Twenty20 International match against visiting Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on 20 November 2021Twitter Handle Pakistan Cricket

Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Twenty20 International match against visiting Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Saturday.

Tigers have fielded an unchanged team in the match they must win to keep the series alive. The hosts lost the first match, played at the same venue on Friday, by four wickets.

Pakistan have inducted pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi instead of Hasan Ali with the hope of sealing the three-match series with one match to spare.

Teams

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah (capt), Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim