MIRPUR: Today, Pakistan plays their 2nd ODI against Bangladash. Pakistan might not panic just yet despite playing four debutant batters in the first ODI and seeing their batting fall apart. But with quick Mohammad Wasim conceding 24 runs in 3.1 overs in the first ODI, they could look to replace him with Haris Rauf to strengthen their pace attack on Frida.
Teams Probable
Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Maaz Sadaqat, 3 Shamyl Hussain, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Salman Agha, 6 Hussain Talat, 7 Abdul Samad, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi (capt), 10 Mohammad Wasim/Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed
Bangladesh will look to play the same side that crushed Pakistan in the first ODI, especially if the second game is held on a similar pitch.
Bangladesh: 1 Saif Hassan, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Litton Das (wk), 5 Mehidy Hasan Miraz (capt), 6 Towhid Hridoy, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Nahid Rana, 11 Mustafizur Rahman
Pitch and conditions
Bangladesh asked Pakistan to bat first in the series opener, and their fast bowlers feasted on a bouncy Shere Bangla National Stadium pitch. If the surface is similar on Friday, the Pakistan quicks will want to exploit it in their bid to level the series. However, like in the first ODI, there is rain forecast for Friday, although it remained clear for the short duration of the game on Wednesday.
