Bangladesh bowl first against Pakistan in first T20

Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat in the first Twenty20 international against Bangladesh in Lahore on Wednesday.

Both teams are using young players as they build towards next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan dropped Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi while Bangladesh are missing key pacers in Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman, both injured.

Litton Das captains the visitors.

The remaining matches are on Friday and Sunday, also in Lahore.

Teams:

Pakistan: Salman Agha (captain), Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed

Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam

Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (PAK) and Rashid Riaz (PAK)

Tv umpire: Ahsan Raza (PAK)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)