Bangladesh go into the second ODI full of confidence after a comfortable win in the series opener and will be keen to take an unbeatable lead. Tanzid Hasan Tamim set the tone with an unbeaten 67 from 42 balls, hitting seven fours and five sixes, and Najmul Hossain Shanto supported with 27 from 33 balls.
With the ball, Bangladesh will again rely on a pace trio of Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Nahid Rana, who took his first five-wicket haul in limited-overs cricket against Pakistan in game one. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain are expected to handle the middle overs.
Pakistan, meanwhile, were comprehensively outplayed. Their batting never found momentum and they were bowled out for 114 in 30.4 overs. They will lean on Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, Mohammad Rizwan, Shamyl Hussain and Maaz Sadaqat for runs. The attack features Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Faheem Ashraf and Abrar Ahmed, with Wasim and Afridi taking one wicket each in the first match.
