Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in their opening match of the ICC World T20 championship at Eden Gardens, Kolkota earlier today.
Teams
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman/Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed
Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan.
The Kolkata pitch offered turn to the spinners in the warm-up match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on Monday, though there was also moderate bounce. The weather is forecast to be good for this game.
