In the first innings of the second Test match being played against Bangladesh in Dhaka, Pakistan's openers shared a 59-run partnership after which Abdullah Shafiq scored 25 runs and was bowled by Tejul Islam.
After that, Abid Ali also became a victim of Tej-ul-Islam. He scored 39 runs.
By lunchtime, Pakistan had scored 78 runs for the loss of two wickets. Captain Babar Azam is unbeaten on eight and Azhar Ali on six.
Earlier, Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam decided to bat first after winning the toss.After winning the toss on Saturday, Babar Azam said that his team will try to score more runs and will try to improve the performance of the openers.
Three changes have been made to the Bangladesh squad for the second Test. Yasir Ali, Saif Hassan and Abu Javed, who played the first Test in Chittagong, have been dropped.
He has been replaced by Shakib Al Hasan, Khalid Ahmed and Mahmood Al Hassan Joy.
Mahmoud Al Hassan Joy is making his debut in Dhaka Test.
No changes have been made in the Pakistan team and only the team that won the first Test has been retained.
It may be recalled that Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in the Chittagong Test to take a one nil lead in the series.
