Bangladesh Bowl First as Pakistan Field Four Debutants

News Desk

Dhaka: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the opening match of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Pakistan’s squad for the series opener saw major changes, with four debutants included and six senior players, including top-order batsmen Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, and Babar Azam, rested for the tour.

The second and third ODIs of the series are scheduled at the same venue on March 13 and 15.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamyl Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan (w), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed.

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das (w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana.

Series Schedule:

11 March: First ODI – Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

13 March: Second ODI – Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

15 March: Third ODI – Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka