Pakistan Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2025
Published - 21 Jul 2025, 06:03 PM | Updated - 21 Jul 2025, 06:10 PM
Pakistan will be up against Bangladesh in the second T20I of the three-match series. This article provides details about Pakistan's Playing 11 vs Bangladesh for the second match of the Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2025.
Pakistan Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2025:
Openers: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman
The visitors are going through a transition, with some of the team's senior players not a part of the squad for the ongoing three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
The names include the trio of former captains Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi.
Having said that, this new look team under Salman Ali Agha has played a couple of series together and would be aware of what they are capable of doing in the upcoming match.
The visitors are expected to open the batting with the attacking pair of Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman, both of whom are known for their aggressive style of play at the top of the order.
Saim and Fakhar will look to attack the Bangladeshi bowlers and put pressure in an attempt to guide the team to an above-par total while batting first.
Individually, as well, both batters would wish to put on a strong performance to lay a much-needed platform for the incoming batters.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Mohammad Harris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Ali Agha (c), Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz
If we talk about the middle order, it has tried to change the way the team has approached its middle-order batting in the last couple of years.
The inclusion of the likes of Mohammad Harris and Hasan Nawaz has made the difference as they have taken the aggressive option in the middle overs rather than playing cautiously and waiting to unleash in the final five overs.
On the other hand, batters like Salman Ali Agha and Khushdil Shah have been able to change their approach according to the situation.
Pakistan has also been boosted by the return og Mohammad Nawaz in the T20I setup after more than a year and will be expected to fulfill the role that Shadab Khan used to play.
Bowlers: Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
The bowling also has a new look to it and includes names like Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, and Abrar Ahmed, with Abrar being second in line in terms of seniority, along with Nawaz.
The fast bowling, which is known to be good, will be handled by Salman Mirza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, with Faheem being the fast bowling all-rounder that Pakistan have been looking for.
The spin department of the team will be taken care of by the duo of Mohammad Nawaz and Abrar Ahmed, with Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, and Khushdil Shah also rolling their arm over.
The visitors are expected to go in with eight bowling options in the second match against Bangladesh.
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