Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Updates: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq Steady After Pakistan Opt To Bat

PAK vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Updates: Pakistan are off to steady start against Australia on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq will look to anchor Pakistan’s innings. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and skipper Babar Azam elected to bat first. Australia are in Pakistan for the first time in 24 years as both teams are set to play three Tests, followed by a four white-ball games. The last time Australia played a Test series in Pakistan, they won the three-match series 1-0 under the leadership of Mark Taylor. The first Test will be followed by the second and third Test in Karachi and Lahore, respectively.  (LIVE SCORECARD)

Pakistan XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (capt), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Australia XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Here are the LIVE Updates from Day 1 of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia from the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium