Pakistan vs Bangladesh: 1st Test - Toss Report
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zahur-Ahmed-c98518 Chowdhury Stadium of Chittagong today, December 9, 2011.
The Chittagong wicket looked good for batting but the presence of early morning dampness on the pitch meant it would assist bowlers in the morning session.
Pakistan made only one change to the side from the drawn Sharjah Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037.
Bangladesh has made four changes to its playing XI that lost to West Indies in October. Top order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammed-Nazimuddin-c77528 got a Test debut call. Nazimuddin, the 26-year-old
right-handed batsman had made his Test debut in March 2008 and after playing just 7 ODIs he was overlooked by the selectors for the next three years.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740, Mahmudullah and Elias Sunny have also been recalled after resting for the West Indies Test.
After having won both the T20 and One Day International series against Bangladesh, Pakistan team must be high on momentum. However, despite having clean swept the Bengali Tigers in the limited overs leg of the tour, batting still
remains an area of concern for Misbah-ul-Haq led Pakistan. The Pakistan batting line-up, fresh from a successful series against Sri Lanka, was exposed by the left-arm spin of Bangladesh as the side was seen struggling with the bat in all of the four matches
played so far.
Though it is going to be a different format, Pakistan would have to be consistent with the bat to build confidence ahead of the crucial series against World No 1 Test side, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, starting in Dubai on January 19, 2012.
Bangladesh: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahadat-Hossain-c2480
Pakistan: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961
Umpires BR Doctrove (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750)
TV umpire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Enamul-Haque-c56008
Match referee J Srinath (India)
Reserve umpire Sharfuddoula
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