12:26 PM IST:
Resilience amid uneven bounce – Settle comfortably for 101/2 at the lunch break on the first day in Mirpur, Bangladesh, having successfully navigated a tricky opening session after being put in to bat. Despite visible turf and unpredictable, uneven bounce that promised to make life a nightmare for the batsmen, the hosts largely neutralized Pakistan’s much-vaunted fast attack. Openers Shadman Islam and Mahmudul Hasan Joy took on the heavy lifting early on, weathering the heavy spell of the new ball, but just as they looked to pick up speed, both fell in quick succession, leaving the door slightly ajar for the visitors.
