Bangladesh are aiming to crush Pakistan once again to win their first Test series in Pakistan. The second Test match between PAK and BAN, the last of Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan 2024, will be held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan.
Najmul Hossain Shanto is the captain of the visitors in the series and will lead the team in the upcoming game. The visitors will also improve their position in the ICC WTC 2023-25 points table if they win the series. Below is their predicted starting XI against Pakistan.
Bangladesh to play Pakistan in 2nd Test match, Bangladesh tour of Pakistan 2024
Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)
Najmul Hossain Shanto is the captain of Bangladesh in the series and has done a spectacular job in leading the team to its first ever Test win in Pakistan. He will lead the team in the upcoming match as well.
Shadman Islam
Shadman Islam scored fifty in his last match and was an excellent opener for the team with his 93 runs. Therefore, he will be an opener in the upcoming match as well.
Zakir Hasan
Zakir Hasan scored an unbeaten 15 in one innings and was bowled out for 12 in the other. He will also bat in the middle during the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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Mominul Haque is an experienced batsman in the team who scored a wonderful 50 in one of the innings of the last match. He will be another member of the middle order.
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim scored 100 (191) in the last match and was the star of the team. He helped the team surpass Pakistan’s total in the first innings with his fabulous batting performance.
Shakib Al-Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan is an excellent all-rounder for the team, who can get wickets and also bat in the middle order. He picked up a crucial haul of 4 wickets in the last match against Pakistan to dominate them.
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Litton Das (WK)
Litton Das is the wicketkeeper of the team and will play the same role in the second Test match between PAK and BAN. The right-handed batsman scored 56 runs in one of the innings of the last match.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Mehidy Hasan Miraz is a good all-rounder option for the team. He scored 77 and took 4 wickets in the last match to help the team surprise the home team.
Shorific Islam
Shoriful Islam picked up 3 wickets for the team in the last match and also helped the team with his pace attack. He will be another member of the starting XI in the upcoming match.
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Hasan Mahmud
Hasan Mahmud also picked up 3 wickets in the last match to reinforce the pace. He will also be part of the upcoming match.
Nahid Rana
Nahid Rana is a new right-hander who has recently joined the Bangladesh team. He will complete the starting XI against Pakistan for the upcoming match. He will also be retained for the upcoming match as the team will not risk making any changes.
