Bangladesh vs Pakistan 2021
Rain and poor light made only 63.2 overs of play possible in the first three days, with Pakistan opting to bat first and reaching 188-2.
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- Last Update:December 07, 2021, 5:49 pm IS
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Off-spinner Sajid Khan’s maiden five-wicket haul for Pakistan revived the rain-hit second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday. Sajid’s 6-35 restricted Bangladesh to 76 before poor light forced it to the opening stump on the first day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Shakib Al Hasan was unbeaten on stumps with Taijul Islam (0) on 23, Bangladesh still needing 25 runs to avoid follow-on.
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Mohammad Rizwan made an unbeaten 53 while Fawad Alam made an unbeaten 50 as Pakistan declared their innings at 300-4 per hour in the post-lunch session. Sajid then took Shadman Islam (3), Mushfiqur Rahim (5), Liton Das (6) and Najmul Hossain (30) for ducks along with Mahmudul Hasan and Mehdi Hasan, while skipper Mominul Haque was run out for one. Went. Shakib came back with some aggression of his own to hit three boundaries and saved the run-out chance to give Bangladesh some short respite.
Rain and poor light made only 63.2 overs of play possible in the first three days, with Pakistan opting to bat first and reaching 188-2. Pakistan lost two early wickets at the start of the day after another delayed start after a complete wash-out on the third day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Abadot Hossain dismissed Azhar Ali for 56 in the second over of the day as wicketkeeper Liton Das took a simple catch after a top-edge.
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Fast bowler Khalid Ahmed trapped Babar Azam for his maiden Test wicket three overs later, leg before, as the Pakistan captain was bowled out for 76, scoring 71 overnight. Rizwan was dismissed for bowling twice, for nil and 12. of Abadot and Taijul Islam respectively, but on both occasions he survived the review. Taijul took the first two Pakistan wickets, with rain interrupting the game on the first day.
Pakistan lead the two-Test series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win in Chittagong.
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