Bangladesh left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam took two wickets in four balls to leave Pakistan struggling at 81-3 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. The 23-year-old spearhead removed the home team's skipper Shan Masood for six and then star batter Babar Azam for a two-ball
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