Pakistan ko jhatka laga jab unka zabardast opener Fakhar Zaman hath ki chot ke wajah se doosre T20I se bahar ho gaya. Fakhar, jo apni aggressive batting ke liye mashhoor hai, recently hi international cricket mein wapas aaya tha after missing New Zealand tour chot ke karan. Uski jagah Sahibzada Farhan ko mauka mila, jo domestic cricket mein dhoom macha raha hai. Farhan ne Pakistan T20 National Cup mein Fakhar ka record toda, ek tournament mein 588 run banaye, jismein teen century aur do half-century shamil hain. Woh Saim Ayub ke saath open karega, aur Pakistan ka plan hai apni aggressive batting style ko continue rakhna. Pakistan ki team aisi hai: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Salman Agha (capt), Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, aur Abrar Ahmed. Ye new-look squad hai, jismein Salman Ali Agha ke under naye launde jaise Hasan Nawaz aur Farhan ko chance diya gaya hai, jabki bade players jaise Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam, aur Mohammad Rizwan ko rest diya gaya.
Bangladesh ka Plan: Mehidy ki Wapsi aur Litton ka Milestone
Bangladesh ke liye all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz ki T20I team mein wapsi hui, unhone vice-captain Mahedi Hasan ki jagah li. Mehidy ko pehle UAE tour se drop kiya gaya tha, lekin Soumya Sarkar ke injured hone aur PSL 2025 mein Lahore Qalandars ke liye shandaar performance ke baad unko wapas bulaya gaya. Mehidy ne is season mein kamaal kiya, jismein Tests mein teen five-wicket haul aur ek century, aur BPL 2025 mein Player of the Tournament award (355 run aur 13 wickets) shamil hain. Unki wapsi se Bangladesh ko batting aur spin bowling mein depth mili, jo Lahore ke pitch par kaam aayegi. Captain Litton Das ne apna 100th T20I khela, jo unki consistency aur importance ko dikhata hai. Litton, jo ek young squad lead kar rahe hain, ne pehle match ke haar ke baad team se behtar performance ki ummeed jatai. Bangladesh ki team yeh hai: Litton Das (capt), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali (wk), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, aur Shoriful Islam. Is team mein experience aur youth ka balance hai, jismein Towhid Hridoy aur Jaker Ali middle order sambhalenge, aur Shoriful Islam jaise pacers early wickets ke liye try karenge.
Match ka Vibe aur Strategy
Yeh doosra T20I dono teams ke liye zaroori hai. Pakistan pehle match mein dominate kiya tha, jahan Hasan Ali ne 5-30 aur Salman Agha ne career-best 56 banaya, aur 37 run se jeet mili. Farhan ka aana ek bada chance hai apni domestic form ko international stage par dikhane ka, khas kar Fakhar jaise bade player ki jagah lene ke pressure mein. Pakistan ka strategy aggressive batting par hai, Saim Ayub aur Hasan Nawaz jaise naye players ke saath, jo recent T20 Champions Cup mein dhoom macha chuke hain. Bangladesh ke liye, Mehidy ki wapsi unko all-round strength deti hai, lekin pehle match mein unka performance thanda tha, jahan Litton (48) aur Jaker Ali (36) ke bawajood woh Pakistan ke bowling attack (Hasan Ali aur Shadab Khan) ke saamne haar gaye. Litton ka 100th T20I ek bada moment hai, lekin unka focus team ke overall game ko sudharne par hai.
Bada Picture: Series aur Aage ka Plan
Yeh series, Bangladesh ke Pakistan tour ka hissa, 2026 T20 World Cup (India aur Sri Lanka) ke liye taiyaari hai. Pakistan ka senior players ko rest dekar naye talents jaise Farhan aur Nawaz ko chance dena, ek lambi race ke liye team banane ka plan dikhata hai. Bangladesh, Litton ke under, apni young team ko majboot karna chahta hai, aur Mehidy ki wapsi ismein help karegi. Gaddafi Stadium ka pitch batting-friendly hai, lekin spinners ko help milti hai, toh Pakistan ke Shadab Khan aur Abrar Ahmed, aur Bangladesh ke pacers jaise Shoriful Islam ke liye yeh match ek tactical jung hogi.
Toh bas, 30 May 2025 ka doosra T20I ek bada game hai, jismein Sahibzada Farhan ne Fakhar Zaman ki jagah li, Mehidy Hasan Miraz ki wapsi hui, aur Litton Das ne apna 100th T20I khela. Dono teams apne naye aur purane players ke mix se Lahore mein ek zabardast match ke liye ready hain.
