Bangladesh opt to bowl first against Pakistan in second ODI clash

Both sides are determined to take on each other in a must-win match

Mirpur: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-March 13rd, 2026) Bangladesh national cricket team won the toss and opted to bowl first against the Pakistan national cricket team in the second One Day International cricket of the three-match series being played on Friday.

Both sides are determined to take on each other in a must-win match.

The match is underway in Mirpur, where Pakistan are batting first under the captaincy of Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Pakistan’s playing XI includes Sahibzada Farhan, Moaz Sadaqat, Shamil Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim Jr.

In the opening match of the series, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.