Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in the opening match of the three-match T20I series on Wednesday at Gaddafi Stadium.

The new-look Pakistani side has made six changes from the squad that played against New Zealand in March. Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, and Abrar Ahmed have been included in place of Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan, Abdul Samad, Jahandad Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem, and Mohammad Ali.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh have named an unchanged XI, fielding the same team that played against the UAE in the third T20I in Sharjah last week.

Pakistan XI: Salman Agha (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Bangladesh XI: Litton Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali (wk), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam