Bangladesh return to international action after nearly three months away, following the controversies that ended with their withdrawal from the 2026 T20 World Cup. The home side have named a 15-man squad for the three-match ODI series, led by all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who has 1,790 runs and 121 wickets in ODIs (50 of them at home). Litton Das keeps his place despite a lean run, with 2,569 runs from 95 ODIs behind him.
The batting also features Soumya Sarkar (2,338 runs in 79 ODIs), Najmul Hossain Shanto (1,705 in 58) and Tawhid Hridoy (1,265 in 44). Rishad Hossain, who took 15 wickets in the 2025–26 Big Bash League, adds spin alongside Afif Hossain. Mustafizur Rahman (177 ODI wickets) and Taskin Ahmed (117) lead the pace group.
Pakistan arrive after exiting the T20 World Cup at the Super Eight stage and have made sweeping changes, including six possible debutants. Babar Azam and Saim Ayub, who has three ODI centuries in 17 games, are out. Sahibzada Farhan, the leading run-scorer at the World Cup with 383 runs, is in the squad. Shaheen Afridi captains in only his second assignment as ODI leader, backed by Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim Jr, with Abrar Ahmed heading the spinners.
