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05/08 01:41 CDT Bangladesh 101-2 at lunch on 1st day of the 1st test against
Pakistan
Bangladesh 101-2 at lunch on 1st day of the 1st test against Pakistan
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) --- Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque
batted resolutely to lift Bangladesh to 101-2 at lunch on opening day of the
first cricket test against Pakistan on Friday.
Shanto and Mominul put on 70 runs for the undefeated third wicket, keeping
Bangladesh on course for a challenging total after Pakistan sent the home side
in to bat.
Shanto was batting on 39 from 50 balls, going into lunch with Mominul on 31.
Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afrid appeared to be threatening, moving the ball
admirably to cause trouble for the openers Mahmudul Hasan and Shadman Islam.
Hasan struggled against the moving deliveries and survived once before edging
behind off Shaheen for 8. His fellow opener Shadman also edged a delivery at
first slip on 13, leaving Bangladesh at 31-2.
Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed returned to starting XI after playing his
last test against West Indies in December 2024. Leading batter Babar Azam was
left out of the Pakistan squad after sustaining a left knee injury ahead of the
match.
Pakistan had two players making their test debuts --- Azan Awais and Abdullah
Fazal.
Last October, Pakistan and South Africa drew a two-test series 1-1. Pakistan
ended South Africa's 10-match winning streak with a 93-run victory in the first
test while South Africa won the second test by eight wickets.
Bangladesh beat Ireland 2-0 in a two-test home series in November.
The second test begins on May 16 in Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh.
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