Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2020, Today Match Prediction 27 Jan 2020

pak vs ban Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Pakistan will be looking to complete a clean sweep in the T20I series when they face Bangladesh in the third and final game at Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Monday.

Babar Azam-led unit delivered a clinical performance with bat and ball to register a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Bangladesh. With this result, Pakistan has already won the T20I series and will be looking to complete a clean sweep over Bangladesh on Monday.

 Bangladesh will rue the fact that they haven’t delivered the goods with the bat as a unit. Captain Mahmudullah will be hoping that the side can play positive cricket and get a positive result in this dead rubber.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Pakistan Preview

With two splendid performances, the home side will be determined to complete a whitewash over Bangladesh in the T20I series. In the previous game, bowlers delivered a splendid performance to set up a comprehensive win for Pakistan.

After Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the second T20I, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Hasnain made early inroads with the new ball to reduce the visitors to 22 for 2 after 4.2 overs. Pacer Mohammad Hasnain was the standout bowler on display for Pakistan and finished with figures of 2 for 20 in his four overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan bowled well and claimed one wicket each.

In reply, Ahsan Ali perished for a duck but Babar Azam led the way with the bat in the chase. Captain put on a 131-run partnership with Mohammad Hafeez to see Pakistan canter to a comprehensive win. Azam played well and finished the innings with a score of 66 runs off 44 balls with the help of seven fours and one six. He was well supported by Hafeez, who chipped in with half-century. All-rounder scored 67 not out off 49 balls with the help of nine boundaries and one six.

Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:

Babar Azam (captain), Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain

Bangladesh Preview

The visitors will certainly be looking to salvage some pride and earn a consolation win in this dead rubber. Captain Mahmudullah will be hoping that the batsmen can put in an improved performance in this series finale.

In the previous game, Rookie opener Mohammad Naim and Mahedi Hasan perished for single-digit scores to see Bangladesh get off to a shaky start. Naim perished for a first-ball duck and will be hoping to make a notable contribution with the bat in this dead rubber.

Experienced opener Tamim Iqbal was the standout performer with the bat in the second game of the series. Left-hander put in an excellent performance with the bat and finished with innings with the top-score of 65 runs off 53 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.

Batting all-rounder Afif Hossain scored 21 runs off 20 balls with the help of one four and one six, whereas Mahmudullah chipped in with 12 runs off 12 balls with the help of one boundary. Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan and Aminul Islam bowled well but failed to make breakthroughs for the side in the previous game. Shafiul Islam was the standout bowler for Bangladesh and finished with figures of 1 for 27 in his three overs.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:

Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Naim, Liton Das (wk), Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Weather Conditions

The pitch has played well in this series, so expect no changes for the series finale between Pakistan and Bangladesh.The weather conditions for the game to be played on Monday are expected to have light rain showers with light winds.

Venue Details

Gaddafi Cricket Stadium is going to host the third and final T20I game between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Last five completed T20I matches have been won by sides batting second.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the teams will certainly be looking to win the toss and bowl first on this surface. The last two matches have been won by side batting second.