DUBLIN – Ireland won the toss and opted to bowl first against Pakistan in their first Test match, being played at Dublin’s Malahide cricket ground on Saturday (today).
Imamul Haq and Faheem Ashraf are making their debut, while whole Irish team is the debutant in this four-day match.
Test cap presented to @ImamUlHaq12 & @iFaheemAshraf by @najamsethi as Ireland win the toss and decide to bowl first. Pak team unchanged from the match vs Northamptonshire pic.twitter.com/WQgAG1NkSK
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) May 12, 2018
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi presented the Test caps to both Pakistani debutants.
Teams line up for the historic #IREvPAK test
Live updates: https://t.co/KYXmCeyxMx pic.twitter.com/yYPOYJtKvr— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) May 12, 2018
Pakistan playing XI: Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Abbas
Irelands playing XI: William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien (wicketkeeper), Andy Balbirnie, Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, Stuart Thompson, Tyrone Kane, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh
