BAN vs PAK 2025, First T20I: Players from both sides greeting each other (Source: Getty Images)
The second T20I of the ongoing three-match series between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday, July 22. Notably, the hosts dominated the series-opener, winning by seven wickets.
Pakistan lost too many wickets within the powerplay itself. Fakhar Zaman‘s 44 off 34 was the sole major contributor for the visitors. While Taskin Ahmed picked up three wickets for 22 runs in 3.3 overs, the star of the show was Mustafizur Rahman, whose figures read 2/6 in four overs.
Parvez Hossain Emon (56* off 39) remained unbeaten till the end as Bangladesh cruised to a seven-wicket win with 27 deliveries to spare. Salman Mirza (2/23 in 3.3 overs) and Abbas Afridi (1/16 in two overs) were the only wicket-takers for the Salman Ali Agha-led team.
Match Details
| Match | Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2025 |
| Venue | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
| Date & Time | Tuesday, July 22, 5:30 pm (IST) |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | FanCode (app and website) |
Pitch Report
The deck was not the easiest to bat on during the first game of the series. The nature of the pitch is not expected to change a lot for this match.
Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 23 |
| Won by Bangladesh | 4 |
| Won by Pakistan | 19 |
| No Result | 0 |
| Tied | 0 |
| First Played | September 2, 2007 |
| Last Played | July 20, 2025 |
Predicted Playing XIs
Bangladesh
Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (c & wk), Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
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