Bangladesh have opted to bowl first against Pakistan in their final Super Fours clash of the Asia Cup today.

Regular skipper Litton Das remains unavailable for the second consecutive match, with wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali stepping in as captain.

The Tigers made three changes to their playing XI—Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed and Tanzid Hasan miss out, while Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and Nurul Hasan come in.

Bangladesh XI: Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali (capt & wk), Nurul Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.

Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (capt), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

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