Bangladesh send Pakistan in to bat in first T20
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Bangladesh brought in pacer Taskin Ahmed after he missed the last two T20s in the team's 2-1 series win in Sri Lanka last week.
Pakistan gave a T20 debut to 31-year-old left-arm fast bowler Salman Mirza while spinning all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz returns for his first international appearance since January 2024.
The remaining two matches are on Tuesday and Thursday, also in Dhaka.
TEAMS
Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain), Parvez Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Pakistan: Salman Agha (captain), Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
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