Fantasy Cricket Tips: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, First Test: The First Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. The match starts at 10.00 AM local time (05.00 AM GMT)
Preview:
After a fortnight, Bangladesh returns to Pakistan to play the Test-leg of their tour. The visitors were beaten comprehensively in the T20I series. The Mominul Haque-led side would be eager to put a better performance in the Test series. Their form in the five-day format has been worrisome factor having lost every series they played in 2019. Bangladesh would want to end the losing streak. It won’t be easy against Pakistan, who is fresh from a Test series win against Sri Lanka. The return of Test Cricket to Pakistan has brought the smiles back in the faces of the fans. The home team will be motivated to win games. Both teams would want to score points to move up in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship.
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Tips for the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh:
Weather Conditions/Report:
The weather forecast suggests hot conditions with the temperature in the early 20s. With a precipitation chance of 1%, the game might not be affected by rain, unlike the last game in December 2019.
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Pitch Report:
Both teams will like the pitch at Rawalpindi, as it will be good for batting. Spinners will come into play on Day 4 and Day 5. Fast bowlers will have the say in the first hour of play as conditions will be conducive for swing bowling. Batsmen should follow the famous saying of negotiating the first hour to score big in Tests.
Average first innings score 290 (Last 6 Tests matches)
Record of teams batting first: Won – 1, Lost – 3, Drawn – 2
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Injury and Availability:
Pakistan – Faheem Ashraf and Bilal Asif replaces Usman Shinmari and Kashif Bhatti.
Bangladesh – Tamim Iqbal replaces Imrul Kayes. Mushfiqur Rahim has opted out due to security reasons
Probable Playing XIs:
Pakistan:
Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Imran Khan, Mohammad Abbas.
Bench – Naseem Shah, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Imam-ul-Haq.
Bangladesh:
Saif Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Abu Jayed, Taijul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Ebadat Hossain.
Bench – Najimul Hossain Shanto, Nayeem Hasan, Rubel Hossain.
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Top Picks
Babar Azam’s graph has been on an ascendency for a while. From a promising youngster, he is becoming the mainstay of their batting. Abid Ali had an impressive debut series against Sri Lanka. These two will be key in Pakistan’s batting line-up. The bowling will be lead Shaheen Afridi, who has been effective with both the new ball and the old ball. Bangladesh will pin their hopes on Tamim Iqbal, who is high on confidence after scoring 334* in his last first-class fixture.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Babar Azam, Tamim Iqbal, Abid Ali, Mominul Haque
Vice-Captain – Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mahmudullah, Al-Amin Hossain.
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Suggested Playing XI No.1
Keeper – Liton Das
Batters – Babar Azam (C), Abid Ali, Mominul Haque(VC), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar,
All-Rounders – Yasir Shah, Mahmudullah
Bowlers – Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Shaheen Afridi.
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Suggested Playing XI No.2
Keeper – Mohammad Rizwan, Liton Das
Batters – Abid Ali(VC), Babar Azam, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Tamim Iqbal(C)
All-Rounders – Yasir Shah
Bowlers – Mohammad Abbas, Taijul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Expert Tips
It is worthy to have batsmen in your side for Test matches. With the likes of Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Tamim Iqbal, and Mominul Haque expected to score big on a batting-friendly pitch they should be certainties in the squad. Experienced guys like Yasir Shah and Mahmudullah could take the all-rounder’s spot. The bowlers pick themselves to fill up the mandatory slots.
Fantasy Cricket Tips: Probable Winners
With both teams a long way from the qualification spot for the World Test Championship final, they would want to score 60 points. But Pakistan might come out triumphs as Bangladesh without Shakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim doesn’t possess a tough challenge.
