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Pakistan vs Bangladesh First Test Day 1 Report: <\/strong>Left-handers Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub hit fighting half-centuries to help Pakistan recover to 158-4 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Shakeel was unbeaten on 57 at the close while Ayub scored 56 for his maiden fifty during an innings-building stand of 98 for the fourth wicket after Pakistan were tottering at 16-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shakeel brought up 1,000 runs in his 11th Test when he reached 33 and hit five boundaries in his seventh half-century. He added a further 44 for the fifth wicket with Mohammad Rizwan, who was unbeaten on 24.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ayub, who hit four boundaries and a six, fell late in the day, driving wildly off Hasan Mahmud and was caught at third slip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The new-ball pairing of Shoriful Islam (2-30) and Mahmud (2-33) jolted Pakistan after a delayed start of 230 minutes due to a wet outfield after overnight rain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shoriful removed the home team's skipper Shan Masood for six and then star batter Babar Azam for a two-ball duck before Pakistan launched their recovery on a greenish pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mahmud hoped Bangladesh would dismiss Pakistan early on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We tried to bowl in the right areas and got early success," he said. "We will come up with a plan to get early wickets on this pitch tomorrow."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ayub said the partnership with Shakeel was crucial.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We lost early wickets so it was important to build partnerships and we did that and I am sure the good work will continue tomorrow," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto wasted no time in sending Pakistan in to bat after winning the toss and had them on 81-3 at tea.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mahmud gave the visitors the first breakthrough when Abdullah Shafique was smartly caught at gully by Zakir Hasan for two in the fourth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shoriful then had Masood caught behind off a sharp delivery, with Bangladesh successfully reviewing a not out decision by South African umpire Adrian Holdstock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Azam nicked a leg-side delivery in Shoriful's next over and was caught by wicketkeeper Liton Das for his first home-ground duck in 14 Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pakistan entered the Test with four fast bowlers in an all-pace attack with no frontline spinner, while Bangladesh included three pacers and two spinners.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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