After winning the toss, Bangladesh captain Mominul Hoque chose to bat first in n their first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Two players, one each from both countries are debutants: Middle order batsman Yasir Ali Chowdhury (Bangladesh) and batsman Abdullah Shafiq (Pakistan).
Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (c ), Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Yasir Ali, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed Rahi, Ebadot Hossai, Saif Hassan
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Hassan Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi.