Bangladesh lose both openers

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Bangla Tribune Desk
Published : 12:16, Feb 07, 2020 | Updated : 12:19, Feb 07, 2020

Bangladesh 43/2 (17 over)
Bangladesh have lost opener Saif Hassan in the very first over in the first of two Test matches in Rawalpindi Friday (Feb 7)
The right-hander get out for a duck in his debut.
In the following over, Tamim follows Saif back for just three as Mohammad Abbas hits Tamim on the pads.
Bangladesh are in early trouble, losing two wickets in two overs.
Ealier, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won the toss and sent Bangladesh in to bat.
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

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