Pakistan gamers attend a coaching session forward of the Bangladesh T20I collection.© AFP
Pakistan goal to maintain up momentum from their sturdy T20 World Cup exhibiting with a largely unchanged squad for this week’s tour of Bangladesh, skipper Babar Azam stated Thursday. Babar’s aspect stormed by the Tremendous-12 part of the Dubai event with 5 straight victories earlier than a shock five-wicket loss to eventual winners Australia within the semi-final. Pakistan fielded the identical line-up in all six of their World Cup matches and have retained nearly the identical squad for the Bangladesh collection, which begins with Friday’s Twenty20 showdown in Dhaka.
“Momentum at all times issues in cricket and we wish to carry that momentum,” Babar advised reporters forward of the sport.
Mohammad Hafeez is the one participant to not make the Bangladesh-bound flight after opting out of the squad, with Iftikhar Ahmed introduced on as his substitute.
Bangladesh are lacking a number of senior gamers who’ve been dominated out on account of damage or rested after a disastrous World Cup marketing campaign, the place they did not win a single Tremendous-12 match.
Captain Mahmudullah Riyad stated his aspect have been trying to begin afresh and put the Dubai debacle behind them.
“No matter occurred occurred. If we expect a lot about it that will have an effect on us negatively. We need to suppose constructive,” he stated.
The second and third Twenty20 internationals can be held on November 20 and 22 in Dhaka.
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Each are day-night video games, with followers returning to the stands in Bangladesh for the primary time for the reason that Covid-19 pandemic shut stadiums to crowds in March 2020.
Pakistan may even play two Check matches throughout their tour.
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