Twenty20 international.
In Khulna, Bangladesh showed their batting prowess as Tamim Iqbal hit his nation’s highest score of 206 and shared a 312-run opening stand with Imrul Kayes (150) in the crucial second innings.
Bangladesh’s only series wins since gaining Test status in 2000 have come against fellow wooden-spooners Zimbabwe and once against an under-strength West Indies.
Captain Mushfiqur Rahim said his team would go into the match at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium staying positive that victory can be achieved. “We have one goal and that is to win the final Test of the series,” said Rahim. “We will do whatever it takes to win and everyone is working hard towards it.
“We have played good cricket over the last month and it would be great to finish the series on a high,” he said.
Rahim said he was fit to keep wicket after hurting a finger on the right hand while attempting a catch in Khulna.
He batted in the second innings but was dismissed without scoring.
“I kept wicket at the nets today and felt good,” he said on Tuesday.
“I will test myself again before the toss because I want to make sure I am ready to do the job well.”
The hosts will be without strike seam bowler Rubel Hossain, ruled out due to a side strain.
On a flat pitch at Fatullah, batsmen from both sides dominated proceedings, and the first Test of the series ended in a draw.
Now in the final encounter of the tour, both Bangladesh and Pakistan will be looking for the knock-out punch.
For Bangladesh, Shahadat Hossain could replace the injured Rubel Hossain.
The team management might look to give pacer Mohammad Shahid another opportunity as well.
Squads:
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali.
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain and wk), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Litton Das, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Shuvagata Hom, Soumya Sarkar, Taijul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Shahid.