PAK will lock horns with BAN on Today. Both teams have a must-win game, so they will try to not only win it but also have other outcomes go their way. In their match with South Africa, Pakistan pulled off a stunning comeback to win. They outscored the Proteas by 33 runs to win the rain-shortened game. In contrast, Bangladesh lost to India by the slimmest of margin 6 runs in another game that was cut short by rain.
PROBABLE PLAYING 11
Pakistan
Babar Azam(C), Shan Masood, SH Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nawaz, Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, S Afridi
BENCH : Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, M Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Shahnawaz Dahani, FK Zaman
Bangladesh
Yasir Ali, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, M Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan(C), Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam
BENCH : Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, M Saifuddin, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Soumya Sarkar
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS
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pitch report Adelaide has short square boundaries on either side and is a major run-scoring area for batsmen, and bowlers need to be careful with their length. Overall there should be a minimum total of around 160, to be made by the team batting first Key Players in Form in PAK VS BAN teams Pakistan:
Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali Bangladesh: Dasun Shanaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis
Venue stats – Adelaide Oval Total T20 matches – 12 Matches won Batting First – 6 Matches, won Batting second – 5
Average first innings score – 158, Highest score – 223, Lowest score – 117 PAK vs BAN
Head-to-head Played: 17 Pakistan won: 15, Bangladesh won: 2
