Fight for semis: Tigers to bat first

Online Desk

Bangladesh has opted to bat first in their last and or die match against Pakistan in Adelaide of Australia in ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Bangladesh or Pakistan which will win this match will go into the semifinal directly as mighty South Africa has already been out of the tournament after defeating to Netherlands in the previous game.

After winning the toss, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said, “We will bat first. Looks like a dry wicket. Put the runs on the board and defend. We know the importance of the game. We will have to play well. We are all calm. We have three changes.”

Bangladesh XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan(w), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan XI: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

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