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The rain-affected second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh started on the second day of the game at Rawalpindi Stadium. Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan.
The first day of the Test was abandoned on Friday due to rain. Today, the first session will run from 9:45 AM to 12:00 PM, followed by a lunch break until 12:40 PM. The second session will be played from 12:40 PM to 2:55 PM, with a tea break until 3:15 PM. The third session will then run from 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM, with a potential extension of up to half an hour to complete the day’s overs.
Pakistan has made changes to their squad, including spinner Abrar Ahmed and Mir Hamza in place of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi, respectively. Shaheen Afridi was omitted from the 12-member squad to spend time with his newborn son.
This match is crucial for Pakistan, who lost the series opener by 10 wickets last week at the same venue.
Playing XIs:
Bangladesh XI: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
Pakistan XI: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shahzad
In the first Test, Pakistan fielded four pacers—Shaheen Afridi, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, and Naseem Shah—in an attempt to leverage their pace attack, but it did not yield the desired results.
