Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 series trophy to be unveiled today

LAHORE: The trophy for the Pakistan-Bangladesh T20 series will be unveiled today, May 27, at Gaddafi Stadium at 6:15 PM.

The trophy unveiling will preface a press conference held by Salman Ali Agha and Litton Das, the captains of the Pakistan and Bangladesh teams.

The Bangladesh national cricket team finished arriving yesterday, ahead of the first match that will kick off at 8:00 PM tomorrow, May 28, at Gaddafi Stadium. That will be the first of three matches, with the other two set for May 29 and May 30.

Originally, a five-match series between the two nations was planned and set to start on May 25. However, due to escalating tensions between Pakistan and India earlier this month, the series had to be rescheduled.

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The Pakistan Super League (PSL) final was pushed back to May 25, forcing the bilateral T20I series to be pushed back to May 28. The series was also reduced from five matches to three.

Squads

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub.

Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Zakir Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam.

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