Bangladesh wins toss and bowled in the first Test PAK VS BAN 2024 on Wednesday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Due to overnight city rain, the stadium outfield was soggy, delaying the match for hours. Today’s last session begins at 4:40pm after tea, bowling 48 overs. Play will last till 6pm but can be extended by 30 minutes to finish overs.
PAK VS BAN 2024: Bangladesh wins toss OR NOT?
Since Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shehzad, and Mohammad Ali bowl, Shan Masood’s team chose an all-pace attack in the first Test at Rawalpindi. The first of two matches is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) third cycle (2023-2025) amongst nine teams.
Pakistan is sixth in the Test rankings and Bangladesh ninth, therefore both nations want to perform and improve their WTC points. There have been 13 matches between the Green Shirts and Bangladesh in six Test series, with 12 wins and one draw.
On August 30, the second Test will be played at Rawalpindi after being moved from Karachi due to stadium construction.
Squads
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed (not in first Test), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam (not in first Test), Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudullah, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan. Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Khaled Ahmed.
