Asia Cup 2023 Bangladesh won the toss against Pakistan and decided to bat first, see playing 11 of both the teams

PAK vs BAN Toss Updates: Super-4 matches are going to start in Asia Cup 2023 from today. The match is being played between host Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In this match, Bangladesh team has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Both the teams have made 1-1 change in their playing XI. One major change in the Bangladesh team is the return of Liton Das, who has been included in the team in place of the injured Najmul Hossain Shanto. At the same time, Faheem Ashraf has been included in Pakistan’s team.

After winning the toss in this important match, Bangladesh team captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first and said that in view of the heat, we have taken this decision. If we manage to get a good total, then we will put some pressure on Pakistan. We will try to replicate the batting performance we did against Afghanistan in this match as well. We recognize our strengths and weaknesses and will try to play accordingly in this match.

Pakistani captain Babar Azam said after the toss in this match that we also wanted to bat first. There is some grass visible on this pitch which we will try to take advantage of. We are used to this kind of heat because we have played a lot of cricket here. We are going in with an extra fast bowler in this team.

See here the playing 11 of both the teams

Pakistan – Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

Bangladesh – Mohammad Naeem, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Liton Das, Tauhid Hridaya, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shamim Hossain, Aafif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmood.

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