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Bangladesh captain Nazimul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat for the first of two Tests against South Africa in Mirpur on Monday.
The Test will be Bangladesh’s first international cricket match since a student-led revolution toppled authoritarian Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August.
The series will give points to the World Test Championship, with the final to be held in England next year. Currently, South Africa is in 6th place in the standings and Bangladesh is in 7th place.
South Africa will be captained by Aiden Markram as Themba Bavuma is absent due to injury.
The second Test will be held on October 29 in Chittagong (also known as Chattogram).
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Jaykar Ali, Naeem Hasan, Taijul Islam , Hasan Mahmood.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Tony De Sorge, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton, Matthew Britske, Kyle Verrein, Wyan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Peat. .
Referee: Joel Wilson (WIS), Nitin Menon (IND)
TV Referee: Langton LeSerre (ZIM)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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