The Bangladesh cricket team is all set to host a formidable Pakistan side in a bilateral series after a gap of eight years. The last bilateral encounter between the two subcontinent sides was in 2003, when the Bengali Tigers had toured http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 for three Tests and five One Day International matches.
During the 2003 bilateral series, the Men in Green had whitewashed the Tigers, winning all eight games of the home series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 led Pakistan side in one-off T20, three ODIs and two Tests this winter.
The tour kicks off with the only T20 International at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Though http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c41688 make them a side that can upset any opposition.
Mushfiqur Rahim’s men have recently outplayed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in a parallel tour's opening T20 game last month.
Tamim Iqbal
The 22-year-old Chittagong left-hander will pose to be a major threat to the Pakistan attack at the top of Bangladesh's line-up. With an attacking style, he is a fantastic striker of the cricket ball.
Though the belligerent batsman failed to impress with his bat during the last T20 International encounter against West Indies last month, he has the talent to regain his form quite quickly and hammer the opposition in the shortest format of the game right from the first ball.
Tamim must be aware how crucial a solid platform will be for his side battling against the Pakistan bowling armory including the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482.
The hard-hitting top-order batsman has so far played 15 Twenty20 Internationals for Bangladesh, compiling a tally of 204 runs at a strike rate of 92.72.
Shakib al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990
Shakib Al Hasan, the leading all-rounder in the Bangladesh camp and one of the best all-rounders in the world, has been the most consistent player in the side in any format of the game. His stats in all the three formats of cricket suggest his consistency in the game.
On the day when all of the Bangladesh players fail to perform, it would be Shakib Al Hasan leading the side from the front. He is not only a world class middle-order batsman, but also a very important left-arm orthodox bowler who has the ability to scythe through a batting line-up of any class on his day.
The 24-year-old Jessore all-rounder has so far played 15 T20 Internationals, compiling a tally of 207 runs at a strike rate of 111.29, and has 19 wickets in his name. He is the one player to watch out for in the just to begin home series against Pakistan.
Abdur Razzak
The 29-year-old left arm spinner will be leading the Bangladesh attack in the one-off T20 game against Pakistan on Tuesday. Razzak, who lacks spin in his bowling, troubles the opposition batsmen with his accuracy and variation in line and length. His straighter one and arm-balls are the most difficult deliveries to pick for most of the batsmen around the world.
Till date, Razzak has played 14 Twenty20 Internationals for Bangladesh and has trapped 22 batsmen at an average of 16.13, and an economy rate of 6.69.
Tuesday’s Twenty20 offers the hosts their best chance of scripting an upset against Misbah-ul-Haq and his men fresh from a successful clean sweep against World Cup finalists, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. A win on Tuesday night will give the low-ranked, yet treacherous banana peels, the much needed confidence boost for the One-Day and Test legs of the home series.
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