Yeh decision dikhaata hai ki Pakistan apni solid batting line-up ka faida uthana chahta hai aur ek bada score khada karna chahta hai, kyunki yeh pitch PSL mein bade runs ke liye jani jaati hai. Captain Salman Ali Agha ne pre-match mein kaha tha ki unka plan scoreboard pressure daalna hai, aur aggressive batting style ke saath Pakistan ka recent T20 form unhe confidence deta hai.
Pakistan ka playing XI mein Saim Ayub ki wapsi hui hai, jo South Africa tour mein ankle injury se recover karke aaye hain, aur Fakhar Zaman bhi injury ke baad wapas aaye hain. Saim aur Fakhar opening karenge, jahan Saim apne attacking style se shuruaat denge aur Fakhar experience ke saath innings ko stable kar sakte hain. Mohammad Haris, wicketkeeper-batter, number teen pe khelega, aur uske baad in-form Hasan Nawaz, jo PSL mein kamaal kar raha tha. Middle order mein captain Salman Ali Agha, all-rounder Shadab Khan, aur versatile Khushdil Shah hain, aur Faheem Ashraf depth dete hain. Bowling attack mein Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, aur Hasan Ali ki pace trio hai, jabki Abrar Ahmed aur Shadab Khan spin sambhalenge. Yeh balanced XI, PSL form ke basis pe chuni gayi hai, aur Hesson ke under modern, aggressive cricket khelne ka plan hai.
Bangladesh, jiske naye T20I captain Litton Das hain, ne apna wohi XI chuna jo pichle hafte Sharjah mein UAE ke khilaaf teesre T20I mein khela tha, bhale hi woh series 2-1 se haar gaye. Line-up mein openers Soumya Sarkar aur Tanzid Hasan hain, jo Pakistan ke zabardast pace attack ke khilaaf solid start dene ki koshish karenge. Litton Das, number teen pe, anchor ka role khelega, aur Towhid Hridoy aur Jaker Ali jaise power-hitters middle order mein hain. Shamim Hossain aur Mahedi Hasan ya Mehidy Hasan Miraz jaise all-rounders balance dete hain, jabki leg-spinner Rishad Hossain aur pacers Tanzim Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, aur Shoriful Islam bowling attack ka hissa hain. Bangladesh ka bowling unit Taskin Ahmed aur Mustafizur Rahman ke injuries ki wajah se thoda weak hai, lekin Shaun Tait ka pace bowling coach ke roop mein aana young bowlers ko boost de sakta hai.
Yeh match, teen T20I series ka pehla match hai, jo pehle paanch match ka tha lekin PSL ke beech mein rukne aur logistical issues ki wajah se chhota kar diya gaya. Yeh dono teams ke liye 2026 T20 World Cup ki taiyari ke liye bada mauka hai. Pakistan, jo ICC T20I rankings mein aathve number pe hai, ka Bangladesh (ninth rank) ke khilaaf 19 T20I matches mein 16 jeet ka dominant record hai. Par Bangladesh ke naye strategies, Das ki captaincy, aur Tait ke guidance ke saath yeh match tough ho sakta hai, khaas kar Lahore k
