Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan announce their playing XI for Super-4 match against Bangladesh; make one change from India cash

Pakistan and Bangladesh will square off at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on September 6.

The Super-4 round of the Asia Cup 2023 is all set to get underway on Wednesday (September 6) with the Pakistan versus Bangladesh clash at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

On the eve of the clash, Pakistan announced their playing XI and made one change to the line-up that featured in the last game against India in Pallekele on Saturday (September 2).

The Men in Green replaced spin all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz with seam-bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.

The rest of the XI was same with Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq featuring in the line-up as openers, followed by skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman and Iftikhar Ahmed.

Shadab Khan is the premier spinner in the team while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf form a formidable pace attack.

In the group stage, Pakistan registered a crushing 238-run victory over Nepal while their marquee encounter against India was abandoned due to rain and the arch-rivals had to share one point each.

Pakistan’s playing XI for Super-4 match versus Bangladesh:

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf