Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain

"That ball looked to be just kissing off-stump. After promising so much, Sharjeel Khan has been deceived by the spin."

Mashrafe Mortaza blinks first in this macho staring contest, removing his slip fielder in response to this early assault. Sharjeel has got his eye in now after that early miscue - this time he whacks Al-Amin inside out over the covers for a one-bounce four.

Pak 19-0published at 1.3 overs

1.3 overs

That's the big shot Sharjeel was looking for - leg-sideish from Al-Amin Hossain and the batsman clumps it over his shoulder for a six over square leg.

And another! This time he plants the front foot, swings hard and tonks him down the ground for a straight maximum. Al-Amin under pressure here...

Sharjeel cracks the first delivery straight to point, and then gets a huge slice of luck when he balloons a top edge off the second ball and just evades the man at mid-on. If he was looking for a big shot to steady his nerves, that wasn't it - they'll be jangling like a trampolinist's car keys now.

Shehzad begins in much more authoritative style, slashing a cover drive straight through the infield for four.

Shehzad and Sharjeel trot out to open the batting. Taskin Ahmed has the ball. We're ready to go...

Vince Kenny: I reckon you could squeeze a Bob Willis over in during the Bangladesh Anthem.

Fans of lengthy national anthems will enjoy the Bangladesh number. Not quite in the Sri Lanka league in terms of duration, but still probably enough time in there to boil an egg.

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For Pakistan, controversial bowler Mohammad Amir makes his return to the international stage. He hasn't played a global tournament since being banned for spot fixing for five years.

Regarded before his ban as arguably the most promising young bowler in world cricket, Amir has shown glimpses of his talent since his return, taking seven wickets at the recent Asia Cup. On his day, his combination of pace and swing remains lethal.

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Don't let the mascots fool you - these Tigers are anything but cuddly these days.

Bangladesh might once have been considered a pushover in international tournaments, but no more. Mashrafe's side beat Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the recent Asia Cup and cruised through the preliminary stage of this tournament, with Tamim Iqbal in explosive form at the top of the order.

Yesterday's shock win for New Zealand over India has shortened the odds on a surprise semi-finalist, with the hosts now in a somewhat precarious position.

These sides aren't fancied by the bookies, with neither among the top six favourites for the title, but could mercurial Pakistan or perennial outsiders Bangladesh be the ones to take advantage?

Bangladesh: Tamim, Soumya, Sabbir, Shakib, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur (wk), Mithun, Mortaza (capt), Sunny, Taskin, Al-Amin.

Pakistan: Shehzad, Sharjeel, Hafeez, Malik, U Akmal, Sarfraz (wk), Afridi (capt), Imad, Wahab, Amir, Irfan.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza: "We would have liked to bat first too, but we have to bowl well early on. We make one change, Arafat Sunny coming in for Abu Hider."  

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi: "The pitch looks good and it's not going to change. We're going with six genuine batsmen and two all-rounders."

...And they've chosen to have a bat.

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Later, England get their campaign under way against the West Indies, but first, it's over to Group 2, where Bangladesh take on Pakistan.

Sixes? Boring.

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20-ball fifties. So 2015, darling.

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Instead, yesterday's world T20 curtain-raiser between India and New Zealand was a fiesta of canny spin, scampered singles and field-sets more suffocating than the embrace of Vin Diesel.

In other words, proper creekit.