Pakistan to arrive in Dhaka without Babar

Pakistan are set to arrive in Bangladesh for the two-match Test series, with the Shan Masood-led side scheduled to land in Dhaka at 4:30am on Sunday.

However, star batter Babar Azam will not travel with the first batch of the squad as he remains in Pakistan for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final.

The 31-year-old is expected to fly to Dhaka after completing his franchise commitments.

Test pacer Khurram Shehzad, who is also involved in the PSL final, will join Babar on the later flight to Bangladesh.

Head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and other members of the coaching staff are expected to arrive with the main squad.

Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana, who is also set to feature in the PSL final, will return to Dhaka on the same flight as Babar and Khurram.

Pakistan squad: Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.