Bangladesh opt to bowl 1st in 2nd ODI against Pakistan

The hosts came into the ground with an aim to wrap up the three-match series with a game to spare, following their crushing eight-wicket victory in the first ODI.

Pace sensation Nahid Rana claimed a 5-24 to bowl out Pakistan for just 114, a total which Bangladesh gunned down in emphatic fashion, leaving 209 balls unused.

Bangladesh, however, are unchanged from the squad of the first ODI while Pakistan, aiming to keep the series alive, brought in pacer Haris Rouf, replacing spinner Abrar Ahmed.

"We love to bowl first. We are looking to pick wickets in the first 10 overs. It is not easy, it has been challenging," Mehidy Hasan Miraz said after the toss.

"We did very well in the last match but we have to focus on batting and bowling, we have to take responsibility as a batting unit. The wicket looks good, we don't mind the grass. Tanzid Tamim was excellent in the last match and it is a great opportunity for the batters. If you bowl well then it is easy for any captain."

Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi is optimistic to win the match in a bid to stay alive in the series despite losing the toss.

"It is a good wicket, looks green, hard wicket. They (the batters) know their mistake, they come harder and play their own shots on this track, I fully believe in them," Shaheen said. 

"Anyone can play the (anchor) role in the present time, but I believe we started well in the last game and hopefully we play well in the middle overs and get to a big total."

Line Ups:
 
Bangladesh: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman and Nahid Rana

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamyl Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi(c), Mohammad Wasim Jr and Haris Rauf, reports BSS.