Bangladesh and Pakistan will face each other in the third and last ODI of Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh. After two matches, both the teams are tied at 1-1. Bangladesh easily won the first ODI by 8 wickets after Nahid Rana destroyed Pakistan’s batting.
In the second ODI, Pakistan’s bowlers performed brilliantly and bowled out Bangladesh on the same score as Pakistan had in the first game, 114 runs. The third ODI will be played at the same venue where the first two matches were played, Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Bangladesh Playing XI vs Pakistan-3rd ODI
Bangladesh’s batsmen had performed well in the first ODI and collapsed in the second. Therefore, despite experienced batsmen, there have been ups and downs in the batting order; They failed to chase the target of 274 runs. However, in the third ODI they will field their best eleven against Pakistan. Captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj would like to lead the team well in the final game and win the series.
Opener: Saif Hasan, tanzeed hassan
Both the openers need to fire from the top. As Tanjeed Hasan has scored runs in the series. He scored a half-century in the first game. Saif has failed to score runs twice with low score. He will have to find some runs and give a good start to the team.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das, Tauheed Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj (captain)
If Bangladesh loses early wickets, middle-order batsmen like Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Liton Das will have to remain alert against Pakistan’s bowlers and rotate the strike if needed. He will have to build some partnerships with Tauheed Hridoy and Afif Hossain. If there is a decline in the middle overs, Mehidy Hasan Miraz can also move up the batting order.
Bowlers: Rishad Hussain, Tanveer Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Rishad Hussain has been one of the best spinners in world cricket at present. He will be key in the game to pick wickets in the middle overs. Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed will be crucial in the powerplay as the latter dismantled the Men in Green batsmen by taking early wickets in the first ODI. Mustafizur Rahman will be crucial in the middle and death overs with his cutters and yorkers.
Bangladesh’s playing XI: Saif Hasan, Tanjeed Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das, Tauhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj (captain), Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana.
Pakistan Playing XI vs Bangladesh-3rd ODI
Openers: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat
The performance of Pakistan’s opening batsmen was good. Despite a good start, Sahibzada Farhan failed to take advantage of it. However, Maaz Sadaqat performed excellently in the previous match, scoring 75 runs and taking three wickets, and was player of the match.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Shamil Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Aga, Abdul Samad, Saad Masood, Faheem Ashraf.
Pakistan’s middle order: Shamil Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Aga. Out of these three, only Shamil Hussain has failed to score runs in this series. Rizwan and Salman Agha performed brilliantly in the last game and made a partnership of 109 runs for the fourth wicket. The lower middle order failed to score much runs.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi (captain), Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed
In the second ODI, Shaheen Afridi led his team well as captain. He also took early wickets and bowled well in the match. Their bowlers performed well in the last match and took wickets quickly and also made good changes in bowling. Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed, two experienced campaigners, will look to take wickets in the middle overs and death overs respectively.
Pakistan Playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamil Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Aga, Abdul Samad, Saad Masood, Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Abrar Ahmed.
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