Bangladesh tour of Pakistan 2020

The home return and the dominance over Sri Lanka showed Pakistan are back to their former best and they will hope to extend that same supremacy against an under-strength Bangladesh side, who are not only without their best batsman across formats but have also come with perhaps their weakest bowling line-up in recent times.

Babar Azam has been one of the best batsmen in recent times and will be the key to Pakistan’s success in the upcoming series. Other than him, skipper Azhar Ali and Abid Ali looked in the good form during Pakistan’s previous Test assignment against Sri Lanka and are touted to do well here too.

Pakistan’s premier Babar Azam is one of the most consistent batsmen going around and hence, the home side will expect him to continue his great run and guide the hosts to a win. Other than him, Azhar Ali and Abid Ali looked in good knick in Pakistan’s 1-0 Test series against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan’s last Test assignment was against Sri Lanka in which they clinched the two-match series 1-0 with one game being washed out due to rain. The likes of skipper Azhar Ali, Abid Ali and Babar Azam looked in good form in that series and are expected to do well here too.

The brilliant show by the Pakistani bowlers certainly has been the main reason behind their side’s brilliant show in the ongoing series. The likes of Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Afridi have been particularly brilliant with their tight line and lengths. In the batting department, Shoaib Malik and skipper Babar Azam have displayed good form.

The brilliant show by Pakistani bowlers has been the main reason behind the home side’s dominance in the ongoing series. The likes of Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf have bowled at great perfect areas and didn’t give many chances to the visiting batsmen to score runs.

While greeting the media in the post-match conference, the all-rounder was asked an uncanny question and Malik replied in an utmost graceful manner. Referring to Malik’s statement of grooming youngsters, a journalist asked whether the 37-year old will groom Pakistani coach Misbah-ul-Haq as Malik is even more senior than the latter in international cricket.

PAK vs BAN 2nd T20I Free Live Streaming on YouTube, Gazi TV, PTV Sports, SonyLIV: The second T20I match between Pakistan and Bangladesh takes place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Veteran Shoaib Malik was the stand-out performer for the home side as he registered a well-paced half-century and put a stamp on Pakistan's triumph. Meanwhile, fans of fantasy game dream11 can scroll down to get the best tips to choose batsmen, bowlers, wicket-keepers and all-rounders for PAK vs BAN match.

Shoaib Malik played an unbeaten knock of 58 runs to help Pakistan defeat Bangladesh by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series on Friday here at the Gadaffi Stadium.

, Malik has, now, become the only cricketer to have played international cricket in four different decades. The other two being Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya. Malik, who made his international debut way back in October 1999, achieved the feat by taking the field in the 1st T20I between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Check PAK vs BAN 1st T20I Live Score Updates: Pakistan are world No 1 in T20I rankings but have lost their last 8 matches out of 9 T20Is in 2019. They had 17 out of 19 a year before the sudden decline. Captain Babar Azam spoke about justifying their world No 1 status with a dominating performance against Bangladesh at home.