Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Abbas have claimed three and two wickets respectively whereas Haris Sohail traps Liton Das (33) just before the tea. Mohammad Mithun (30) and spinner Taijul Islam (1) are at the crease.
Mithun and Das rescued Bangladesh after a little collapse just after lunch courtesy Shaheen and Abbas disciplined bowling departing Nazmul Hossain (44) and Mahmudullah (25) respectively.
Pakistan struck the first two wickets in the first two overs of the match. Skipper Mominul Haque (30) and Nazmul added 59 for the third wicket as Shaheen broke the partnership.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan have gone with the same playing XI that last played against Sri Lanka in Karachi.
Skipper Pakistan Azhar Ali is confident to bowl out the Bangladesh team as soon as possible in the first innings whereas Captain Bangladesh Mominul Haque believes his side has the capability to score big.
Pakistani Team:
Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (capt), Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
Bangladeshi Team:
Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (capt), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Liton Das (wk), Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain
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