Afridi back for visitors as Bangladesh elect to bat first

Mahmudullah Riyad continues his good luck with the toss as Bangladesh chose to bat first againt Pakistan in the second T20I of a three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh cricket fans, following their return to the Home of Cricket in Mirpur after a long 618 days, were no less entertained yesterday by a fighting display from Bangladesh, who were in with a chance till the end , if not the very end, while defending a half-decent total of 127 against Pakistan, the semifinalists of the recently concluded T20 World Cup.  

Pakistan's star pacer Shaheen Afridi comes back in the team, replacing Hasan Ali, while the hosts are fielding an unchanged squad from the last match. 

Bangladesh starting XI: Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah (capt), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Aminul Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan starting XI: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr