Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the first encounter of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about Bangladesh’s Playing 11 vs Pakistan for the first game of the three-match T20I series.
Bangladesh Playing 11 vs Pakistan- 1st T20I, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2025:
Openers: Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon
Bangladesh would be satisfied by the performance of their batters in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka, as the team was able to register a historic series win in any of the three formats in Sri Lanka.
This was Bangladesh’s first series win on Sri Lankan soil and was a complete team effort, as the team was able to win back-to-back games courtesy of a complete effort.
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As a result, the selectors have announced an unchanged squad led by Litton Das for the upcoming home series against Pakistan.
The hosts will look to get back to winning ways against the opposition that defeated them a couple of months ago, under the captaincy of Litton Das.
Bangla Tigers will open the batting with Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Parvez Hossain Emon in the first T20I.
The pair will look to carry the momentum they have gained from the series win against Sri Lanka and put pressure on a new-look Pakistani bowling attack.
The series also provides an opportunity for both batters to score some runs and build rhythm for the matches to come, and they will look to do so from the first match itself.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Litton Das (wk/c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali
The opening combination will be followed by an in-form middle order, which includes the likes of Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, and Jaker Ali, all of whom have contributed in different ways.
The middle-order batters would like to replicate the performance they delivered against Sri Lanka and take an early lead in the series by winning the first game of the series.
The onus will once again be on captain Litton Das to lead from the front. Das will expect to get good support from the trio of Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, and Jaker Ali.
Bowlers: Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
As far as the bowling is concerned, the team is expected to retain the same bowling combination that played the last game against Sri Lanka.
If the case remains so, the hosts will have five full-time bowling options in the playing XI for the first match against Pakistan, with Shamim Hossain being the sixth bowling option.
The fast bowling department will be taken care of by Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and Mustafizur Rahman, while the team’s spin bowling department will be handled by Shak Mahedi Hasan and Rishad Hossain.
Having said that, Bangladesh may also decide to bring in Mehidy Hasan Miraz depending on the conditions.
