PAK vs BAN Probable XIs, Head-to-Head Record: Will Fakhar Zaman Get a Game in Kolkata?

Pakistan will be looking to revive their World Cup campaign as they take on fellow strugglers Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Pakistan started their world cup well with back-to-back victories against the Netherlands side and Asia Cup 2023 finalists Sri Lanka.

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However, they then suffered successive losses against India, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa.

They lost to South Africa by a close margin with Shaheen Afridi taking three wickets to bring Pakistan close. After four straight losses Pakistan will now be looking to get back to winning ways to keep semi-finals hopes alive.

The two Asian sides will face each other at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

Bangladesh also started their tournament on a winning note after taking down Afghanistan by six wickets. They lost their next games to England, New Zealand, India, South Africa and the Netherlands. It is likely they won’t be making the knockout phase but can still redeem themselves by pulling off a confidence-boosting win against Pakistan.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Head-to-head Record

Pakistan have dominated Bangladesh in their previous ODI meetings, beating them on 33 occasions out of the 38 times they’ve met. The teams have only met twice at the ODI World Cup with each winning once.

Check out Pakistan vs Bangladesh Probable XIs:

PAK Probable XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

BAN Probable XI: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Full Squad

PAK: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim

BAN: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib