Pakistan win toss, opt to bat first

Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh at Lord’s on Friday.

Bangladesh is definitely out but fifth-place Pakistan, which has won its last three games, has a remote mathematical chance of advancing to the semifinals. It can draw level with New Zealand in fourth on 11 points if it beats Bangladesh but needs to win by at least 316 runs to advance. That has never been achieved before in ODI history.



Bangladesh has won the last four ODIs against Pakistan. Pakistan has a 31-5 overall record against Bangladesh in completed matches.

Teams

Bangladesh

    Tamim Iqbal
    Soumya Sarkar
    Shakib Al Hasan
    Mushfiqur Rahim
    Liton Das
    Mahmudullah
    Mosaddek Hossain
    Mehidy Hasan Miraz
    Mohammad Saifuddin
    Mashrafe Mortaza
    Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan



    Imam-ul-Haq
    Fakhar Zaman
    Babar Azam
    Mohammad Hafeez
    Haris Sohail
    Sarfaraz Ahmed
    Imad Wasim
    Shadab Khan
    Mohammad Amir
    Wahab Riaz
    Shaheen Afridi