Beginning on Friday, August 30, a wounded Pakistan (PAK) team will try to even the two-match Test series against Bangladesh (BAN) in Rawalpindi.
Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam have been added by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selectors to the side to provide it more depth for the second Test.
The two players were cut from the team before the first Test, and from August 20 to August 23, they played for Pakistan Shaheens in a four-day match against Bangladesh ‘A’ at the Islamabad Club. On Tuesday, August 27, Shaheen Afridi, who was cut from the team after the first Test, rejoined the group. Ali Yar, a baby boy, was born to the left-arm pacer’s wife Ansha Afridi lately, marking his first fatherhood.
Aamir Jamal has been invited back to the squad after being let go to focus on improving his fitness at the NCA. Still pending fitness clearance, the bowling all-rounder’s participation in the second Test will go forward. With Bangladesh on the horizon, Jamal will be looking to continue his incredible form after his incredible maiden Test series in Australia earlier this year.
For the first Test match, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan.
visiting side At the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh made history in the first Test match. Before declaring, Pakistan lost 448 runs in the first innings against Najmul Hossain Shanto’s team. The tourists responded by scoring 565 in their batting essay. Day 5 bowlers from Bangladesh changed the course of the contest, taking nine wickets in two sessions, when it appeared that the match would end in a tie.
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The visitors easily won all ten of their wickets despite being set a meagre goal of 30 runs in the fourth innings. Against Pakistan, this was their first victory in the format. If they do well in the second Test, they will be optimistic about their chances of winning an uncommon series.
Pakistan squad for Second Test: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal* (subject to fitness), Abrar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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