Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat on the opening day of the first Test Wednesday after a delayed start due to a wet outfield. The two umpires -- Richard Kettleborough of England and Adrian Holdstock of South Africa -- made four inspections of the ground but found wet patches due to overnight rain, deemed dangerous for play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
No play was possible before lunch with 230 minutes of play lost, curtailing the day to 48 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The weather forecast for all five days is not encouraging with rain and bad light predicted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan entered the Test with four fast bowlers in all-pace attack with no frontline spinner while Bangladesh included three pacers and two spinners.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two-match series is part of the nine-team World Test championship with Pakistan currently sixth in the standings and Bangladesh eighth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second Test will also be played at the same venue from August 30.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Teams:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Adrian Holdstock (RSA)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
TV umpire: Michael Gough (ENG)<\/p>\r\n\r\n