After winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the first T20I of the series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

Playing XI

Pakistan: Salman AGHA (CAPT), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Fehaem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf, abara

Bangladesh: Litton Das (CAPT), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali (WK), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Shorful Islam

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The two teams have come face to face 19 times in the shortest format, with Pakistan holding the upper hand with 16 victories, while Bangladesh could secure three triumphs.

• Matches: 19
• Pakistan: 16
• Bangladesh: 3

FORM GUIDE

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh enter the series on the back of dismal momentum as the green shirts suffered a 4-1 defeat away against New Zealand in March, while the Tigers succumbed to their first-ever bilateral series defeat against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week.

Pakistan: L, L, W, L, L (most recent first)

Bangladesh: L, L, W, W, W