Throw it Bangladesh he chose to throw vs Pakistan
Expecting his fast bowlers to find some quick moisture on the Rawalpindi grass pitch, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto opted to bowl as the first Test started to get delayed. Pakistan captain Shan Masood said he would have liked to bowl first too.
Pakistan have named their XI for two days out of the game, naming four seamers including Naseem Shah, who returns to Test cricket for the first time since returning from a long-term shoulder injury, and Mohammad Ali, who returns for his first Test since the home series . playing against England in 2022. Allrounder Salman Ali Agha is the only bowler in their attack.
A wet pitch – particularly a damp spot at short leg/middle – delayed the bowling by four hours, although most of Wednesday morning was rain-free. There was rain in the region ahead of the match, and the first day of Bangladesh A’s second four-day match against Pakistan A in nearby Islamabad was flooded on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Shan Masood (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 7 Salman Ali Agha, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Khurram Shahzad, 11 Mohammad Ali
Bangladesh: 1 Shadman Islam, 2 Zakir Hasan, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Shakib Al Hasan, 7 Litton Das (wk), 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Shoriful Islam, 10 Hasan Mahmud, 11 Nahid Rana
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