Dhaka: Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday won the toss and put Pakistan into bat first in opening cricket match of Asia Cup 2012.
Rahim said that the pitch was fresh and hence Bangladesh were playing three seamers. We will update the teams shortly, he said.
Pakistan skipper Misbahul Haq said that Azhar Ali would not play in the match.
Bangladesh squad:
Mushfiqur Rahim (c), Abdur Razzak, Anamul Haque†, Elias Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Jahurul Islam, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Nasir Hossain, Nazimuddin, Nazmul Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal
Pakistan squad:
Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan
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