The New Nation - Internet Edition

Sports Reporter

Bangladesh will face Pakistan today in the second ODI at Faisalabad in Pakistan. Bangladesh Television will telecast the match live from the Iqbal Stadium from 4.00 PM (Bangladesh Standard Time).

Earlier, Bangladesh lost to Pakistan by 152 runs in the first ODI in Lahore on April 8.

Before today's encounter, Bangladesh faced Pakistan in 19 ODI matches. Of them, Pakistan won 18 times while Bangladesh registered their only win in the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999.

Bangladesh are yet to win an ODI on a tour to Pakistan.

Bangladesh tem took part in the practice session in Iqbal Stadium yesterday. The Tigers arrived Faisalabad from Lahore on last Wednesday.

Mohammad Ashraful, the skipper of Bangladesh team said that their batsmen did not play will. Ashraful expressed his disappointment at the floodlight failure during Bangladesh's innings in Lahore. Ashraful added that it was unfortunate that that had happened at an international venue.

On the other hand, Shoaib Malik, the skipper of Pakistan said, "You can't judge a team on one match alone. This is cricket where you can't take any team lightly.

Our first priority is to win the series."