Pakistan to face Bangladesh in second World Cup warm-up on May 26
Pakistan will face Bangladesh at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Sunday at 2:30 PM PKT.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan national team look determined to face Bangladesh in their second ICC World Cup warm-up match on May 26 after losing the first warm-up match to Afghanistan as they beat Pakistan by three wickets.
Pakistan star Babar Azam looks determined to overhaul the defeat after he scored a brilliant 112 off 108 deliveries against Afghanistan which went in vain.
Earlier today, Pakistani batsman Asif Ali left for England to join Pakistan cricket team in the World Cup 2019, a few days after he had returned to Pakistan following his daughter’s death.
“Asif Ali has proved his firepower can be an asset for Pakistan in the tournament,” Inzamam-ul-Haq expressed.
Bangladesh team has recently maintained their good form in the ODIs by clinching the Tri-Series in Ireland. Tigers remained unbeaten in the tournament where they beat Windies in the rain-affected final by 5 wickets. It was Bangladesh’s first ever multi-nation tournament title.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the World Cup Squad before the Tri-Series. No changes were made in the squad till May 23 which was the deadline day given by ICC.
Pakistan will face Bangladesh at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Sunday. Match is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM PKT.
Pakistan Squad: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (C/WK), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain
Bangladesh Squad: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Kumar Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Abu Jayed Rahi.
