CANTERBURY – Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and decided to bat against Kent in the four-day match at Canterbury on Saturday.
Kent was captained by former England batsman Joe Denly, who played for the Karachi Kings in the recent edition of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 event.
Kent, however, rested South Africa batsman Heino Kuhn and New Zealand paceman, Matt Henry, ahead of next week’s County Championship match away to Glamorgan.
After this match, Pakistan faces Northamptonshire in another four-day fixture before traveling to Malahide, near Dublin, for a one-off Test against Ireland from May 11-15.
Pakistan then plays a two-Test series against England at Lord’s (May 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5).
Teams
Pakistan
Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt/wkt), Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan
Kent
Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sean Dickson, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly (capt), Alex Blake, Will Gidman, Adam Rouse (wkt), Calum Haggett, Harry Podmore, Ivan Thomas, Adam Riley
Umpires
Jeremy Lloyds, Steve O’Shaughnessy
