England opt to bat first against Pakistan in Rawalpindi Test

RAWALPINDI: England won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the opening Test of the historic three-game series against Pakistan, here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

A delayed trophy unveiling ceremony was held before the toss as English skipper Ben Stokes and Pakistan captain Babar Azam posed with the trophy.

Liam Livingstone received his Test cap for England while Ben Duckett marked his return in red-ball format after six years.

Pakistan included four debutants in their playing XI as star pacer Haris Rauf is set to make his Test debut along with young fast bowler Mohammad Ali while spinner Zahid Mehmood and middle-order batter Saud Shakeel also received their Test cap

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid Mehmood

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pop, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson

 

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