Shakeel, Ayub repair damage after collapse: 1st Test, Day 1 (Rawalpindi)

Left-handers Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub struck half-centuries to help Pakistan recover to 158-4 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Ayub fell for 56 while Shakeel was unbeaten on 57 as the duo steadied the ship with a 98-run stand after Pakistan had lost 3-16.

Pakistan 158 for 4 (Shakeel 57*, Ayub 56, Shoriful 2-30, Mahmud 2-33) vs Bangladesh.

Aug 2024.