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DHAKA: Surging Pakistan will take on high-flying Bangladesh in eighth and a must-win game of Asia Cup Twenty20, at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket stadium, Dhaka.

It will be the must-win game for Pakistan to stay in final’s marathon as they have lost one against India. The defeat will put Pakistan out final’s race.

If Bangladesh wins today, they will be through to final against India who have already booked their berth for Asia Cup T20 2016 final after winning their first three matches of the tournament.

However, if Pakistan wins against Bangladesh and looses against Sri Lanka, then the second finalist will be chosen on run rate.

Bangladesh will go in today’s game without their premier fast bowler Mustafizur Rehman who developed side strain against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh won that match by 23 runs and he had a vital role in this win.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 8th match prediction Who Will Win Today match

Match Details:
Event: Asia Cup T20 2016
Match: 8th Match
Teams:Pakistan Vs Bangladesh
Date: 2nd March, 2016
Day: Wednesday
Venue: Dhaka
Who will win Today Match?
Pakistan will win match
Toss Prediction
Bangladesh will win Toss

Big Picture

Teams are getting close to that stage of the Asia Cup when a place in the final is the only thing in their mind. Pakistan, who opened their account against UAE on Monday night after getting walloped by India, have a lot to do, and the first thing will be to beat Bangladesh, who are ahead of them by two points after their wins over UAE and Sri Lanka, and will have a clearer path to the final if they can win this contest.

Bangladesh were on fire against Sri Lanka, putting aside their T20 conservatism and taking the game by the collar. Sabbir Rahman's brilliant 80 off 54 balls led the way, with Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah providing a fine finish. With the ball, Shakib did well again while Mashrafe Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman bowled critical overs with much confidence to stop Sri Lanka from overtaking their mediocre score.

The last of those names, Mustafizur, is missing due to a side strain, which will be a big blow to the home side. Mustafizur took two wickets on debut against Pakistan last year and has been bowling well lately too. On the other hand, Bangladesh's batting will be bolstered by the return of Tamim Iqbal, after he returned to Dhaka from Bangkok where his wife gave birth to their first child. Tamim is in form too, having made 267 runs in six innings during the PSL last month.

Pakistan will bank a lot on their bowling attack, especially Mohammad Amir who lit up the Asia Cup with his spells against India and UAE. They will expect more from the likes of Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Irfan, and the left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz, who was tonked around the park by UAE.

Pakistan's main concern will be their batting line-up, particularly their top order, which did not do well in the first two matches. Much will depend on Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malik, and on Shahid Afridi and Sarfraz Ahmed down the order.

There is every chance of this being an excellent contest now that the Mirpur curator Gamini Silva is dishing out better pitches.

Form guide

(last five completed matches, most recent first)
Bangladesh WWLLL
Pakistan WLLLW

Watch out for

Umar Akmal made sure of Pakistan's two points against UAE in their last game, and he did that in style, reaching his eighth T20I fifty in the process. He has, however, made only 20 runs in the two innings he has played against Bangladesh in this format.

There is very little left to say about Mashrafe Mortaza's leadership, but he will want to improve his wicket count against Pakistan in T20Is, having taken just two wickets in seven matches against them.

Team news

Tamim Iqbal will return to the XI, most likely in place of Mohammad Mithun, while Abu Hider could replace the injured Mustafizur Rahman.

Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Sabbir Rahman, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Nurul Hasan (wk), 8 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 9 Al-Amin Hossain, 10 Abu Hider, 11 Taskin Ahmed

Pakistan could take out Khurram Manzoor and include Khalid Latif but there is unlikely to be any place for Anwar Ali, Iftekhar Ahmed or Imad Wasim.

Pakistan (probable): 1 Sharjeel Khan, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Khurram Manzoor, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Shahid Afridi (capt), 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Mohammad Sami, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Mohammad Nawaz, 11 Mohammad Irfan

Pitch and conditions

There will still be something for the seamers in the Mirpur pitch but it won't be as exaggerated as it was in the first few matches. There is no forecast of rain on Wednesday evening.

Stats and trivia

In the last encounter between these two sides, Sabbir Rahman scored a fifty that he still reckons is his best T20I knock.
Mohammad Hafeez is 30 runs behind Umar Akmal as Pakistan's highest scorer in T20Is while Shakib Al Hasan needs 55 more runs to become the first Bangladesh batsman to reach 1000 T20I runs.

بنگلہ دیشی ٹیم کو بڑا دھچکا،فاسٹ باؤلر مستفیض الرحمان ان فٹ ہو کر ایشیاکپ سے باہر ہو گئے،تمیم اقبال ٹیم میں طلب

ڈھاکہ ۔ یکم مارچ بنگلہ دیشی ٹیم کو بڑا دھچکا لگا ہے، فاسٹ باؤلر مستفیض الرحمان فٹنس مسائل کے باعث ایشیا کپ ٹی ٹونٹی کرکٹ ٹورنامنٹ کے بقیہ میچز سے دستبردار ہو گئے، تمیم اقبال کو دوبارہ ٹیم میں طلب کر لیا گیا، تمیم اقبال پترتو رخصت پر تھے، ان کے ہاں پہلے بچے کی پیدائش ہوئی ہے۔ بنگلہ دیشی ٹیم کو آخری میچ میں پاکستانی چیلنج کا سامنا کرنا پڑے گا۔
بنگلہ دیش کرکٹ بورڈ (بی سی بی) کی طرف سے جاری کردہ بیان کے مطابق مستفیض الرحمان سری لنکا کے خلاف کھیلے گئے میچ کے دوران سائیڈ سٹرین انجری کا شکار ہوئے تھے، ٹیم فزیو کے مطابق مستفیض گریڈ ون انجری میں مبتلا ہوئے ہیں اور مکمل فٹ ہونے میں انہیں وقت لگے گا اسلئے ہم ان کی واپسی کیلئے کوئی ٹائم فریم نہیں دے سکتے۔