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05/08 01:41 CDT Bangladesh 101-2 at lunch on 1st day of the 1st test against Pakistan Bangladesh 101-2 at lunch on 1st day of the 1st test against Pakistan DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) --- Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque batted resolutely to lift Bangladesh to 101-2 at lunch on opening day of the first cricket test against Pakistan on Friday. Shanto and Mominul put on 70 runs for the undefeated third wicket, keeping Bangladesh on course for a challenging total after Pakistan sent the home side in to bat. Shanto was batting on 39 from 50 balls, going into lunch with Mominul on 31. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afrid appeared to be threatening, moving the ball admirably to cause trouble for the openers Mahmudul Hasan and Shadman Islam. Hasan struggled against the moving deliveries and survived once before edging behind off Shaheen for 8. His fellow opener Shadman also edged a delivery at first slip on 13, leaving Bangladesh at 31-2. Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed returned to starting XI after playing his last test against West Indies in December 2024. Leading batter Babar Azam was left out of the Pakistan squad after sustaining a left knee injury ahead of the match. Pakistan had two players making their test debuts --- Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal. Last October, Pakistan and South Africa drew a two-test series 1-1. Pakistan ended South Africa's 10-match winning streak with a 93-run victory in the first test while South Africa won the second test by eight wickets. Bangladesh beat Ireland 2-0 in a two-test home series in November. The second test begins on May 16 in Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh. ___ AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

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