Bangladesh to face Hong Kong in Asia Cup, who will be in the XI?

The curtain has been raised for the Asia Cup two days ago. However, the real battle for Bangladesh begins today. Bangladesh and Hong Kong are facing each other in their first match in Abu Dhabi under the leadership of Liton Das. How can the red-green team's XI be in the first match?

Tanjid Hasan and Parvez Hossain will open the batting. This year, these two youngsters have attracted a lot of attention by hitting sixes. Tanjid has hit 23 sixes, while Parvez has hit 22. It can be said that there is an unannounced competition between the two.

Captain Liton Das will be at number three. He has been the man of the series in the last two series - Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. He has scored 417 runs at an average of 32.07 in 15 matches this year, in which Liton has hit 19 sixes. His strike rate is also impressive - 135.38.

Tauhid Hridoy is more likely to get a chance at number four. Although he has been a bit inconsistent with the bat recently, he is one of the team's most reliable players in terms of ability. As a result, all-rounder Saif Hasan is unlikely to be in the XI.

Left-handed Shamim Hossain and wicketkeeper batsman Zaker Ali will be in the middle order. Both of them are almost certain to play a role. Left-handed Shamim can also play a role in bowling and excellent fielding in addition to batting.

All-rounder Mehedi Hasan can play at number seven. However, his strike rate in T20 cricket is only 100.25, which is a bit uncomfortable for the team to increase its run-scoring rate.

Bangladesh can play with two spinners and three pacers in the bowling department. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain will be another spinner with Mehedi. He is also capable of contributing with the bat.

Mostafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed are in the pace attack. Tanzim Hasan can get a place with them. Tanzim can also play an effective role in batting. Although the team includes all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin and pacer Shariful Islam, Tanzim is ahead in current form.

Probable XI
Liton Kumar Das (captain), Tanjid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Zaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mostafizur Rahman, Tanjim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed.