ZCZC
BSP-04
CRICKET-PAK-BAN-TOSS
Pakistan send Bangladesh in to bat in first Test
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Feb 7, 2020 (AFP) – Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won
the toss and sent Bangladesh in to bat in the first Test in Rawalpindi on
Friday.
Pakistan opted for the same team that won the second Test against Sri
Lanka in Karachi in December last year, playing with three fast bowlers and a
lone spinner in Yasir Shah.
Bangladesh handed a Test debut to 21-year-old opener Saif Hassan and also
included three pacers as well as a spinner in Taijul Islam.
After this Test, Bangladesh will head home and return for a one-day
international (April 3) and second Test (April 5-9) — both in Karachi.
Teams:
Pakistan: Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, Shan Masood, Asad Shafiq, Babar
Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen
Shah Afridi, Yasir Shah
Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul
Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Taijul Islam, Ebadot
Hossain, Abu Jayed, Rubel Hossain
Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG) and Chris Gaffney (NZL) TV umpire: Marais
Erasmus (RSA)
Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS)
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1100 hrs