Bangladesh reached 100 runs in their first innings after losing two early wickets, with Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto adding an unbeaten half-century stand before lunch.
Shan Masood won the toss in Mirpur and chose to bowl first on a green-top surface, which appeared to offer assistance to the seamers. Both teams agreed that the pitch, covered in a thick layer of grass, would be more suited to bowling rather than batting. Each side fielded just one specialist spinner alongside three seamers, signaling a tactical preference to exploit the early conditions. The surface's characteristics made it clear that the side bowling first would have the upper hand in the opening session.
The first two deliveries of the Test yielded two boundaries, but Pakistan quickly tightened their grip on the innings. Off the first ball of Shaheen Shah Afridi's fourth over, he angled one into the fourth-stump channel, inducing Mahmudul Hasan Joy to play a defensive shot that was caught behind. Mohammad Abbas nearly made an impact with the new ball, while Hasan Ali followed up by generating sharp bounce to dislodge Shadman Islam, with Salman Agha completing a catch in the slips. Bangladesh's score had slipped to 31 for 2, exposing their top order to early pressure.
The partnership between Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto became the stabilizing force as the opening crisis unfolded. Though the scoring rate remained slow, they methodically defused the threat posed by Pakistan's pace attack. A missed chance in the slips added to Bangladesh's frustration when a thick edge from Mominul failed to carry to Salman Agha or debutant Abdullah Fazal, falling safely to the ground. The duo gradually eased the tension, with their resilience preventing an early collapse from turning into a rout.
The final 45 minutes before the lunch interval saw conditions ease slightly, allowing the Bangladeshi batters to accelerate their scoring. Afridi, who had bowled nine overs in the session, saw his impact wane in his second spell, conceding nine runs in each of the first two overs after returning. Shanto, in particular, grew more assertive, opening up his stance to drive through the off side with authority against the pacers. Masood eventually turned to part-time spinner Salman Agha, but a short delivery was dispatched by Shanto over midwicket for the match's first six. The last ten overs of the session produced 56 runs, signaling a shift in momentum before the break.
The unbeaten half-century stand between Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto guided Bangladesh past the 100-run mark before the lunch break. Their partnership not only rescued the innings from a precarious position but also laid a foundation for further recovery. By the time the umpires called lunch, Bangladesh had stabilized their innings and appeared to have found solutions to the challenges posed by Pakistan's bowling. The session ended with the hosts in a much stronger position than they had started.
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