Rawalpindi: Quick response from Bangladesh in the first innings of the first Test of the series against Pakistan. On the third day of the match, Bangladesh opened the bat yesterday with 27 runs without losing wickets, and at the end of today, they are in a strong position of 316 for five. Litan Das (52) and Mushfiqur Rahim (55) are the top scorers with fifties.
After initially losing the toss and the bat, Pakistan declared the innings by scoring 448 runs for the loss of six wickets at the end of the second day. The Pakistan camp was confident that the pitch would be in Rawalpindi for bowling on the third day. Pakistan’s bowling team consisting of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Kuram Shahzad and Muhammad Ali worked well but did not get any benefit from the pitch. By the time the match reached the 27th over, Bangladesh had barely passed 50 and two wickets had fallen. However, yesterday in Rawalpindi, Bangladesh fought relentlessly and held strong.
Shadman Islam (93), who came close to a century, gave confidence to the Bangladesh batting team. Monimul shared a 94-run partnership with Haq (50) for the third wicket. He added 52 runs with Mushfiqur for the fourth wicket. Muhammad Ali was bowling Shadman for his century. At this time, Bangladesh’s score reached 199 for four. Then the great batsman Shakib Al Hasan (15) who came to the crease did not last long. The player was dismissed by Saim Ayub. Litten joined Das Rahim and accelerated the scoring without losing a wicket.
Shahzad took two wickets and Naseem Shah contributed well for Pakistan. The time until this afternoon will decide the course of the game which is moving towards a tie. This period is crucial for both teams.
2024-08-23 17:05:00
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