Bangladesh and Pakistan are set to face each other in the third and final T20I of the ongoing series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The home team, Bangladesh, has already clinched the series by winning the first two matches. Pakistan’s coach, Mike Hesson, has criticised the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, stating that the surfaces provided are not up to international standards. It will be interesting to see if Pakistan can salvage a win in the third T20I.
Shere Bangla National Stadium Pitch Report for Bangladesh vs Pakistan 3rd T20I
The Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka has a slow and sluggish pitch, making it difficult to hit boundaries. Batters often struggle to adjust to the slowness of the surface. Additionally, the pitch offers spin and turn, further challenging the batters.
At this venue, 77 T20 matches have been played with teams bowling first having a slight edge (40 wins vs 37 for batting first teams). Teams batting first typically score around 139 runs while chasing teams average 121, showing the pitch gets tougher to bat on as the game progresses.
The stadium has seen some extreme performances – Bangladesh’s massive 211/4 against West Indies as the highest score, New Zealand’s collapse to just 60 against Bangladesh as the lowest, Sri Lanka’s excellent chase of 194 against Bangladesh, and South Africa women defending a tiny total of just 85 against Bangladesh women, making it a venue where both exciting high-scoring games and dramatic low-scoring thrillers can happen.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan Squad for 3rd T20I 2025
Bangladesh– Mohammad Naim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (wicketkeeper/captain), Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed
Pakistan– Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Salman Agha (captain), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Ahmed Daniyal, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem, Sahibzada Farhan, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat