DUBAI: Pakistan won toss and has decided to bat first against Australia in first cricket Test of the two-match series between two states on Sunday.
The first test started at 11:00 AM PST, at the Dubai International Stadium today.
The captain Sarfraz Ahmed said that the national team is fully prepared, however, first match is important for both teams.
Today s match is important as Mohammad Hafeez makes a comeback to the Test team after a two-year absence and Bilal Asif makes his debut. Wahab Riaz also earned a recall for the two-match Test series while pacer Mohammad Amir was dropped from the squad.
Squads
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Usman Salahuddin, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Bilal Asif, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez
Australia: Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine (c), Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Jon Holland
