Pakistan win toss, decide to bowl first in first Bangladesh Take a look at

Pakistan captain Shan Masood (left) and Bangladesh’s Najmul Hossain Shanto pose with the trophy for his or her upcoming Take a look at sequence on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Might 7, 2026. — X/@TheRealPCB

Pakistan received the toss and determined to bowl first towards Bangladesh within the opening Take a look at of the two-match sequence at Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.

The sequence is a part of the ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2025–27, with the second Take a look at scheduled to be performed on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Sylhet from Might 16 to twenty.

Pakistan occupy the fifth place after profitable one and shedding certainly one of their two Checks. They’ve secured 12 factors with a 50% win fee.

However, Bangladesh are at present eighth within the WTC standings, having earned one draw and suffered one defeat of their two matches thus far.

The final Take a look at sequence between Pakistan and Bangladesh was performed in August 2024, when Bangladesh claimed a historic 2-0 victory which was additionally their first-ever away Take a look at sequence win towards the Inexperienced Shirts.

Squads

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Azan Awais, Shan Masood(c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Khurram Shahzad, Hasan Ali, Amad Butt, Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad, Ghazi Ghori, Abdullah Fazal.

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Amite Hasan.

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