Pakistan captain Shan Masood was dismissed for just six runs on the opening day of the first Test match against Bangladesh. Shoriful Islam got the wicket, but the dismissal was highly controversial. Masood was clearly unhappy with the decision and engaged in a heated argument with the umpire.
The incident occurred on the fifth delivery of the seventh over. Shoriful bowled a good-length delivery around off. Masood attempted to defend it but seemed to have missed the ball, which went back to the keeper. Bangladesh's players appealed, but the umpire initially dismissed it. However, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto decided to review the decision.
Bangladesh immediately opted for a DRS review. The UltraEdge technology revealed a spike when the ball passed the bat. However, the ball also brushed the pad, creating uncertainty. The third umpire, after careful analysis, concluded that there was a slight edge off the bat, leading to the reversal of the original decision. Shan Masood was visibly shocked by the decision and refused to leave the field. He engaged in a heated discussion with the umpire.
Watch Shan Masood's clash with umpire here
Pakistan's misery didn't end there as Babar Azam too followed suit returned to the pavilion after being dismissed for a two-ball duck. As of 21 overs, Pakistan are reeling at 81/3.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first in the Test series opener against Pakistan.
After winning the toss, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, said:
“I like to bowl first. The wicket has moisture, so will help our seam bowlers. We have a very good combination with seam bowlers and allrounders, we had a very good preparation. It is very important how we play this Test match. I'm very lucky and very thankful to our cricket board, I'm enjoying the captaincy. We have six batters, two allrounders and three seamers.”
On the other hand, Pakistan captain Shan Masood, after the toss, said:
“We were going to bowl first as well, we have never played in Pindi in August before. The pitch has a lot of grass so yeah it will be quite challenging. It has rained as well, but if we bat well, towards the end of the game with the cracks, it will be tough to bat. Test cricket is about picking 20 wickets and when we went to Australia that was one of our targets, our bowlers did well there and it's about continuing that momentum with 7 of 9 Tests at home and we would like to do that. We have been very clear, we have communicated with players, it removes the uncertainty a bit. It's a proud moment, privilege and nothing is guaranteed in sport and it's an exciting opportunity to push for a place in the WTC final.”
Bangladesh's Playing XI:
Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
Pakistan's Playing XI:
Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali
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