Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won the toss and sent Bangladesh in to bat in the first of two Test matches in Rawalpindi Friday (Feb 7).
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 Hasan and also included three pacers as well as a spinner in Taijul Islam.
After this Test, Bangladesh will head home and return for a ODI (April 3) and the second and final Test (April 5-9) - both in Karachi.
TEAMS
Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Taijul Islam, Ebadat Hossain, Abu Jayed, Rubel Hossain
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