Tigers want to repeat history today
Face Pakistan in crucial Asia Cup super-four match
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Bangladesh aim to repeat their 2015 history as they take on Pakistan in the crucial sixth super- four match of the ACC Asia Cup to be held today (Wednesday) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, reports BSS
The match kicks off at 5.30 pm (BST).
It will be the must- win game for both Bangladesh and Pakistan to secure the semi-final with an aim to set a title clash against India on September 28.
Before the big super- four match, Bangladesh can take inspiration of their sweet memory of whitewashing Pakistan on their home soil in 2015.
The Tigers were denied their maiden title by Pakistan in the 2012 edition in a closely fought final match, missing out by just two runs. It was the Tiger's maiden entry to the final.
However, Bangladesh's biggest concern is their batting. Opener Tamim was ruled out of the tournament due to injury problem. Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan also has not lived up to the expectations. The bowlers too have failed to stifle the scoring.
Problems are aplenty for Pakistan too as pace spearhead Mohammed Amir, who seems to have lost sting and is struggling to take wickets, which is his primary job, and which was reiterated by his skipper Sarfraz Ahmed on the eve of the group game against India. Sarfraz's words didn't have the desired effect as Amir and Co failed to deliver.
Squads: Bangladesh (probable): 1 Liton Das 2 Nazmul Hossain Shanto, 3 Mohammad Mithun, 4 Shakib Al Hasan, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Imrul Kayes, 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 9 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 10 Nazmul Islam, 11 Mustafizur Rahman
Pakistan (probable): 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Asif Ali, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Usman Khan, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi