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Bangladesh vs Pakistan: In a must-win match, Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan on Thursday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Pakistan captain Salman Agha had no qualms about losing the toss as he wanted his side to bowl first anyway.

Bangladesh stand-in skipper Jaker Ali will continue to lead the side. His team has made three changes in the side. - Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and Mahedi Hasan come back in the side, replacing Nasum Ahmed, Saifuddin and Tamim.

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"We would like to bowl first, looks a pretty dry wicket. We have been doing well while bowling first, so we are going with that strategy. As a bowling unit we have been doing well. We have to bat really well in this match. Before the tournament, we had just decided we’d go out and play for the championship, and we’ll carry the same mindset in this match. We have three changes. Saifuddin, Nasum and Tamim are not playing. Nurul, Taskin and Mahedi are in," Jaker said at the toss.

Pakistan captain announced no changes in the playing XI, "We wanted to bat first, so it's okay. Looks a good pitch. Scoreboard pressure is the key. We have defended well after scoring 150-plus. Beating SL was always great. We want to play good cricket and execute our plans. It's always important playing any final. We want to focus on this game, want to win this game. We want to play good cricket. We are playing with the same side."

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Dubai Pitch Report: "Looks like a good covering of grass. It did take some turn. Swing bowlers and seam bowlers got some movement. There would be some movement thanks to the humidity. There is something in the air. Don't lose too many in the powerplay. There might be some turn later on," official broadcasters said.

Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard:

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali(w/c), Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed