Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs Pakistan

After rain had washed out the opening day, a warm and sunny morning greeted the teams on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss in what is now a four-day Test, and had no hesitation in opting to bowl first against a Pakistan side that is without Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.

“We would have also bowled first, as the pitch has been under the covers,” Pakistan captain Shan Masood said. “There is a little bit more grass coverage on this pitch.”

Bangladesh lead the two-match series 1-0 after registering their first Test win over Pakistan in the previous game. A win or a draw here will give them a rare series win away from home.

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 Abrar Ahmed, 9 Mir Hamza, 10 Mohammad Ali, 11 Khurram Shahzad

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 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Hasan Mahmud, 11 Nahid Rana