Shohidul makes debut as Bangladesh opt to bat

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and elected to bat first in their third and final T20I against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

Bangladesh made three changes to the squad as pacers Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam have been sidelined due to a side strain and a groin issue respectively. Meanwhile, opener Saif Hasan has been dropped following his below-par performances in the first two T20Is. 

Pacer Shohidul Islam has been handed his T20I debut while Shamim Hossain and Nasum Ahmed have been picked for today's game.

Pakistan made four changes to their starting eleven as Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik and Fakhar Zaman have made way for debutant Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Iftikhar Ahmed.   

Bangladesh have already lost the series 2-0 and would be desperate to salvage a win in their first series since a dismal T20I World Cup in the Middle East earlier this month.

Playing XI:

Bangladesh: 1 Mohammad Naim, 2 Shamim Hossain, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Afif Hossain, 5 Mahmudullah (capt), 6 Nurul Hasan (wk), 7 Mahedi Hasan, 8 Aminul Islam, 9 Shohidul Islam, 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Nasum Ahmed

Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt), 2 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 3 Haider Ali, 4 Sarfaraz Ahmed, 5 Khushdil Shah, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Mohammad Wasim Jr, 9 Usman Qadir, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Shahnawz Dahani