Fantasy: Bet your money on Rizwan, Afif Hossain

Bangladesh and Pakistan will play the first T20I of the tri-series on Friday (October 7) at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Bangladesh didn't win a game in the Asia Cup but they did beat the United Arab Emirates in a two-match T-20 series. Babar Azam's team lost a seven-game T 20I series against England.

Bangladesh are playing a T20 match against Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The match will be played on Sunday. The batters have scored runs at an average of 24.3 and a scoring rate of 8. A wicket has fallen every 18.2 deliveries. Fast bowlers have an overall average 25.9 and strike rate 18,8. Spinners have 27. 3 and 22.6.

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Mohammad Rizwan has scored 620 runs in 13 innings at an average of 56.36 in 2022. Haris Rauf has taken 17 wickets in T20Is in that period. Afif Hossain has been Bangladesh's best batter this year, scoring 341 runs at 37.89 runs per 12 innings.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam didn't have a great Asia Cup. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has played only seven T20Is this year. He has scored 151 runs at an average of 25.17 and picked up five wickets.

Bangladesh and Pakistan are going to tour New Zealand in 2022. Bangladesh are likely to play with Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Litton Das, Afif Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nurul Hasan and Mosaddek Hissain. Pakistan will play against Bangladesh with Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali and Shadab Khan.