LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday revealed a celebrity commentary panel for the coming three-match T20I series between Pakistan and Bangladesh, set to start on May 28 in Lahore.
The five-member commentary team structures previous Test captains Aamir Sohail and Ramiz Raja, Test cricketer Bazid Khan, former Bangladesh international Athar Ali Khan and famous cricket predictor Mike Haysman.
Temporarily, Zainab Abbas will help as the series announcer.
The series, initial Wednesday, will include one-day gaps between matches and is scheduled to accomplish on June 1.
Particularly, this will be Pakistanโs first international task under newly appointed white-ball head coach Mike Hesson.
Originally, Bangladesh were arranged to arrive in Pakistan in two groups on May 21 for a five-match T20I series, with the first match set for May 25 in Faisalabad.
Though, due to logistical challenges and developing security thoughts, the series has been reduced to three matches, all to be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Factually, Pakistan has upheld supremacy over Bangladesh in T20Is, winning 16 of the 19 encounters, while Bangladesh has secured only three victories.
Squads
Pakistan:ย Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub.
Bangladesh:ย Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Zakir Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan (vice-captain), Tanvir Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam.
Pakistan-Bangladesh T20I series schedule:
- 28 May โ 1st T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- 30 May โ 2nd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- 1 June โ 3rd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
