Bangladesh Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto put
Pakistan into bat first after winning the toss in two-match series opening
Test at Rawalpindi today.
The first day game was delayed by four hours due to the wet outfield.
A total of 48 overs will be held on Day 1, the match officials decided.
“The wicket has moisture, so will help our seam bowlers. We have a very good
combination with seam bowlers and allrounders, we had a very good
preparation,” Shanto said, explaining his decision to bowl first.
“It is very important how we play this Test match. I’m very lucky and very
thankful to our cricket board, I’m enjoying the captaincy. We have six
batters, two allrounders and three seamers.”
Pakistan Captain Shan Masood said he would also bowl first if he won the
toss.
Line ups:
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul
Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz,
Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayu
b, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Saud
Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah,
Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Ali.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha