Toss Pakistan chose to field vs Bangladesh
Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first in the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet. For the second game running, the coin fell their way, with captain Shan Masood opting to insert the opposition in on another pitch that has more than a tinge of green on it.Pakistan made three changes to their side as they looked to salvage something from the series following defeat in the first Test in Mirpur. Babar Azam’s recovery from a left knee injury brought him back into the side, replacing opener Imam-ul Haq. That moved Abdullah Fazal up to the top of the order, with Babar slotting in at No. 4. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Noman Ali both missed out, with right-arm quick Khurram Shahzad and offspinner Sajid Khan coming in.Bangladesh, meanwhile, made two changes. Tanzid Hasan has been handed his debut following an injury to opener Shadman Islam. Left arm quick Shoriful Islam replaced Ebadot Hossain in a like-for-like change in the pace attack.
Conditions are overcast in Sylhet, where there was heavy rain around dawn. However, by toss time, the groundstaff had done their job, making the ground ready for play. The forecast remains mixed, with interruptions during the day very much a possibility.
Bangladesh: 1 Mahmudul Hasan Joy 2, Tanzid Hasan, 3 Mominul Haque, 4 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Litton Das (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Taijul Islam, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Nahid Rana, 11 Shoriful Islam
Pakistan: 1 Azan Awais, 2 Abdullah Fazal 3 Shan Masood (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Saud Shakeel 6 Mohammad Rizwan (wk) 7 Salman Ali Agha 8 Khurram Shahzad 9 Sajid Khan 10 Hassan Ali 11 Mohammad Abbas
