Tamim’s fifty steady Bangladesh

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal slammed a half-century to steady his side after Soumya Sarkar’s departure against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up Match at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday.

Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and chose to bat first.

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Sunzamul Islam, Tamim Iqbal and Taskin Ahmed.

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz.