Asia Cup: Shakib out as Bangladesh bat in virtual semi-final against Pakistan

In the virtual semi-final clash of the Asia Cup, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in the final Super 4 match. Having beaten Afghanistan in their previous match, Bangladesh were forced to leave out allrounder Shakib Al Hasan due to a fractured finger. The other changes were the inclusions of opener Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain and Mominul Haque.

From the side that lost comprehensively by nine wickets to India on Sunday, Pakistan’s only change was that they left out Mohammad Amir and replaced him with another left-arm pacer, Junaid Khan. The winner of the match faces India in the final on Friday.

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Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Liton Das, Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain