Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in their last Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide for a semifinal berth.
Bangladesh made three changes to their playing XI: Soumya Sarkar, Nasum Ahmed, and Ebadot Hossain are in, replacing Yasir Ali, Hasan Mahmud, and Shoriful Islam. On the other hand, Pakistan team remained unchanged.
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Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wicket-keeper), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
If Bangladesh win this game, they will qualify for the semifinals, but if they lose, Pakistan will advance to the next phase.
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Earlier in the day at Adelaide, the Netherlands beat South Africa and paved the way for the winners of the Bangladesh vs Pakistan match in their quest for a semifinal spot in the T20 World Cup 2022. Bangladesh team is now eying to put up a big total against Pakistan in Adelaide after opting to bat first. Prior to this contest, Bangladesh took on Pakistan in 18 T20Is and won only two of those matches.