PCB rest Asif Ali, Imad Wasim for first T20I against Bangladesh

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the final 12-member squad for the first T20I against Bangladesh.

The first T20I will be played between the two sides on November 19 at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. The match is scheduled to start at 1400 local time.

In the final 12-member squad, Imad Wasim and Asif Ali, who were previously part of the ICC T20 World Cup squad, have not been included, as the management has decided to let them rest them for the first match.

Mohammad Hafeez had voluntarily stepped down from the Bangladesh tour, stating the reason that youngsters should be given a chance.

The remaining two T20Is will be playing at the same venue on November 20 and 22, PCB stated earlier.

12 member squad for the first #BANvPAK T20I announced#HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/KqRv8eXQRV

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 18, 2021

Pakistani squad:

Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jr., Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik,

Pakistan’s Rizwan eyes more batting glory in Bangladesh

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan made a miraculous comeback scoring 67 against Australia in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup after two days in the hospital amid chest pain.

He scored 281 runs in the tournament, grabbing the third spot among the most run scorers in the mega event.

He has scored 1,743 in the T20Is in 2021 so far, is looking to add a few more runs to his career during the T20I series against Bangladesh.

He is the only batsman to have scored over 1,000 runs in a single calendar year in T20Is.

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