Bangladesh bat in first Test

Khulna - Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against Pakistan at the Sheikh Abu Naser stadium in Khulna on Tuesday.

Bangladesh handed Test debuts to Soumya Sarkar and fast bowler Mohammad Shahid, while Pakistan picked uncapped batsman Sami Aslam for the opening match of the two-Test series.

Pakistan also ignored senior off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, preferring to go in with two specialist slow bowlers in left-armer Zulfiqar Babar and leg-spinner Yasir Shah.