Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan takes a run after player a shot during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
PAK Vs BAN 1st Test: Ayub, Shakeel Knocks Steady Pakistan Ship On Rain-Hit Day 1 - In Pics
Half-centuries from opener Saim Ayub and middle-order batter Saud Shakeel put Pakistan back on level terms, after the Bangladeshi bowlers made the new ball talk on Day 1 of the first Test in Rawalpindi. Seamers Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam bagged two wickets apiece but Ayub and Shakeel's responsible knocks took the hosts to 158 runs for the loss of four wickets at stumps. Only 41 overs could be bowled as the start of play was delayed by about four and a half hours due to early morning showers.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan takes a run against Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, third left, celebrates Pakistan's Saim Ayub's wicket | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, right, celebrates with teammate Najmul Hossain Shanto | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, right, celebrates with teammate Najmul Hossain Shanto after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Saim Ayub during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Pakistan's Saud Shakeel plays a shot against Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Pakistan's Saud Shakeel plays a shot during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a shot against Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a shot during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, right, bowls against Pakistan | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, right, bowls as Pakistan's Saim Ayub watch during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam, right, and teammate appeals successful dismissal of Pakistan's Shan Masood | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam, right, and teammate appeals successful dismissal of Pakistan's Shan Masood, center, during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Pakistan's Saim Ayub bats against Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Pakistan's Saim Ayub bats during the first day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1: Umpire Richard Kettleborough talks with Bangladesh's skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Pakistan captain Shan Masood | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Umpire Richard Kettleborough, second left, talks with Bangladesh's skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, center, and his Pakistani counterpart Shan Masood, right, after inspecting the ground before the start of the play on the first day of first test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
