United News of Bangladesh

Hosts Pakistan faced initial batting collapse losing  two wickets for just five runs in 1.2 overs against touring Bangladesh after opting to bat first in the first match of three-match T20I series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday night. Winning the toss, Pakistani captain Salman Agha decided to bat first in the day's first T201where Pakistan made five changes of the last T20 squad that played against New Zealand in last March. The batting decision of Pakistan backfired as they made a frustrating start losing top two wickets of Saim Ayub (0) and Fakhar Zaman (1) for just five runs in 1.2 overs. Mahedi Hasan and Shoriful Islam grabbed one wicket each in their first over dismissing Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman . Tanzim Hasan Sakib made pressure over Pakistan claiming the 3rd wicket of Mohammad Haris (31) when scoreboard showing 53 for 3  in 6.3 overs Later, Pakistan scored 139 runs for 5 in 13.4 overs till filing this report. Football: Hamza, Shamit and Fahamedul feature in preliminary Bangladesh squad for two int'l matches Earlier, Bangladesh fielded the same team that played against UAE in the 3rd T20 in Sharjah last week. Bangladesh will play their remaining two T20 matches against Pakistan on May 30 and June 1, also at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Bangladesh Pacer Mustafizur Rahman, opener Soumya Sarkar and Nahid Rana missed the series, first two for injury and Nahid Rana for personal reasons All rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Syed Khalid Ahmed replaced them. Pakistani celebrated bowler Shaheen Afridi given rest in the Bangladesh series while former captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not considered for the series Pakistan team: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris,  Salman Agha (Captain) , Hasan Newaz, Shadab Khan, Khushfil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Haris Rouf and Arbar Ahmed Bangladesh team: Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (Captain), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam.