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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the second Test of the two-match Test series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Friday. The hosts have lost the first game by 10 wickets courtesy of some tactical errors and selection calls.
However, skipper Shan Masood would though acknowledge that they did read the pitch wrong. For the second game, the side did drop the ace pacer, Shaheen Shah Afridi. As per Bangladesh, it will be business as usual of doing the basics right staying in the game and giving the sucker punch as they did on Day 4 of the first Test with their spinners.
Here’s a look at all the details
PAK Predicted XI: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (C), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Mir Hamza, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad/Mohammad Ali, Abrar Ahmed
Key Pakistan player to watch out for Pakistan’s talisman Babar Azam has been going through a rut in red-ball cricket. He has been in poor form since Pakistan’s tour to Australia earlier this year and he started this series slowly as well. Given the flatness of Pindi’s surface, Babar would be looking to get back to his previous best.
BAN Predicted XI:Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
Key Bangladesh player to watch out for No surprises for guessing Bangladesh’s impact player. It is going to be Shakib Al Hasan who needs to chip in with the ball in the second innings with his wily left-arm orthodox and provide some solidity in the middle-order with the bat to give in both innings for Bangladesh to have a chance to win a series for the time in Pakistan.
Squads:
Bangladesh Squad: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Khaled Ahmed, Nayeem Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam
Pakistan Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mir Hamza, Kamran Ghulam, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Huraira, Aamer Jamal
Pakistan vs Bangladesh head-to-head records in Tests:
Matches played: 14, Pakistan won: 12, Bangladesh won: 1, Draw: 1
Pakistan vs Bangladesh pitch report:
Despite the grass in the first Test the Rawalpindi surface turned out to be flat as days went and eventually took turn in the final couple of days as any typical subcontinent wicket would behave. However, the rain interruptions might slow down the detoriation of wickets, but it is expected to play the same way more or less in the second game.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh weather report:
The rainstorms are predicted for the Day 1 and Day 4 of the Test match. Apart from that the sun will be out and hence because of the rain on Day 1, the team winning the toss might be tempted to bowl first. Bangladesh did gain an advantage in the first Test by picking four early wickets because of the rain-delayed start and seam moment offered to fast bowlers early on.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh live streaming detail
The second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will not be live on Television or any online platform in India
