| 0.0 : Pakistan have been nothing less than a phenomenal side in the recent years. They didn't put a foot wrong in the T20 World Cup until they run into the eventual champions Australia, who pushed them out of the semi final. Then they whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 in the T20Is and would be now eager to don the white jersey. They have a plenty of reliable options in Fawad Alam, Azhar Ali and Mohammad Rizwan alongside Babar Azam. They also have Shaheen Afridi who can make the ball talk in any conditions a |
| ...Day 1, Session 1... |
| Hello and a warm welcome to Day 1 of the first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan. The first Test is set to be played at Chattogram. After a 3-0 clean sweep in the shortest format, Pakistan would want to stamp their authority while Bangladesh would want to kick start their World Test Championship cycle with a win though they have got a lot on their plate as they have a plethora of big names missing from the squad due to various reasons. Can Bangladesh spring a surprise? Or will Pakistan set t |
| Bangladesh are not being able to emulate performances even half as impressive as they did against Australia and New Zealand earlier this year. First, they lost all their matches in the Super 12 and then lost 0-3 to Pakistan in the T20Is. They would now hope for a change of fortunes with the format change. Although, it won't get any easier for them as Mahmudullah called retirement while Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan are out with injury. As if that is not a sufficient dent, Taskin Ahmed and Shor |
| Update - Some news coming in from Bangladesh. There was an earthquake at Chattogram earlier this morning but fortunately players from both teams are reported to be safe. |
| TOSS - It's time for the all-important coin toss now. Up goes the coin and lands in the favor of Bangladesh. They have elected to BAT first. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique (Debut), Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (C), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Sajid Khan. |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) -Â Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (C), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (WK), Yasir Ali (Debut), Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain, Saif Hassan. |
| Mominul Haque, the skipper of Bangladesh says that they will bat first. Mentions that Chattogram is always good for batting and that's why they want to bat first. Tells that they will miss Tamim, Shakib and Taskin but it is a great opportunity for other players to step up and informs that Yasir Ali will make his debut. |
| Babar Azam, the Pakistan skipper, says that they would have batted first too but says that the toss is not in their hands. Adds that there is a good covering of grass on the deck and they will look to take quick wickets. Feels that consistency matters and they are looking to continue their good work. Informs that Imam-ul-Haq misses out and Abdullah Shafique will be making his debut. |
| Pitch Report -Â Ed Rainsford says that the outfield is looking wonderful. Mentions that the groundstaff have done a phenomenal job and there is a lot of covering of grass. Tells that it is an excellent batting track and the surface holds together pretty well. Reckons that the captain winning the toss should bat first. |
| 0.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, JAFFA FIRST UP! Woahhhhh! What a delivery to begin from Shaheen Afridi. Cracker. Afridi serves a back-of-a-length delivery, around off, it lands and nips away beautifully. Shadman Islam looks to defend but gets squared up as the ball whistles past the outside edge to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : We are set to begin! The umpires make their way to the middle. The Pakistani players stride out to the middle. Shadman Islam and Saif Hassan are the openers for Bangladesh. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Better from Islam. This is bowled slightly straighter and Islam defends it out. |
| 0.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Outside off, on a length, some away movement again and Islam misses his defensive push away. |
| 0.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, A bumper this time, on middle and leg, Islam ducks down and lets it be. |
| 0.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Play and a miss! The fourth stump line is working out for Afridi. It is bowled on a length and it straightens off the seam, Islam looks to have a poke but misses. A smile on Shaheen's face. He is already smelling blood. |
| 0.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Maiden for Afridi! Fuller, but way outside off, moves away as Islam leaves it alone. |
| Hasan Ali to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, Good-length delivery, outside off, easily left alone by Saif. |
| 1.2 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, Again, on a length and outside off, Saif does not want to fiddle with this and makes a leave. |
| 1.3 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Bangladesh and Saif Hassan start with a boundary. Hasan Ali serves this on the pad, on a length, Saif Hassan just has to clip this gently and the ball speeds away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 1.4 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, On a length, on middle, Hassan looks to tuck but gets a leading edge to the off side. |
| 1.5 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Another boundary. Saif Hassan has begun well here with two boundaries. Too straight this time, on middle and leg, gently nudged to the fine leg fence. |
| 1.6 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, On middle, pushed away to the leg side. 8 off Ali's first over! |
| 2.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Way outside off, an easy leave for Islam. |
| 2.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Short of a length, around off, tapped to point. |
| 2.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Back of a length, on the fourth stump line, the ball lands and jags away slightly. Again, Shadman Islam misses his poke and the ball steams past his outside edge to the keeper. |
| 2.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Shadman Islam gets underway. Outside off, steered through point for a single. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Saif Hassan, Fuller, outside off, Hassan makes a leave. |
| 2.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Saif Hassan, Around off, on a length, pushed through mid off for one. |
| 3.1 : Hasan Ali to Saif Hassan, On off, Hassan plays this through point for one. |
| 3.2 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Good-length ball, on off, played towards covers. |
| 3.3 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, FOUR! That looked so good. Islam's confidence will be given a boost due to this. Outside off, on a length, Shadman Islam presses forward and eases this through mid off. A player gives it chase but the ball wins the race. |
| 3.4 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Outside off, left alone. |
| 3.5 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Loud shot for LBW but turned down! Around off and middle, on a length, the ball jags back in this time, Islam misses his flick and is pinged on the pad. An appeal but the umpire says no. A discussion between Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, and Babar Azam but they do not take the review. |
| 3.6 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Bowled in the fourth stump line, an easy leave for Islam. |
| 4.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Saif Hassan, Good delivery again from Shaheen. Short of a length, around off, the ball lands and jags away and bounces a tad more too. Misses the outside edge of Hassan. |
| 4.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Confident stroke from Hassan. This is pitched up by Afridi, around off, Saif Hassan plays this gently through covers and bags a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Najmul Hossain Shanto walks out to bat at No.3. |
| 4.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! That is quite a way to open your account. Shaheen Afridi errs this time and bowls it on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto whips this one wonderfully through square leg and fetches a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Saif Hassan, OUT! CAUGHT! That was a snorter of the delivery and Pakistan get their first wicket early on. Shaheen Afridi has been troubling the openers so far and his hard work has paid off. He sticks with the back-of-a-length delivery again, it is bowled around off and the ball shoots up after hitting the deck. Saif Hassan gets his blade high up, looking to defend it, but the ball catches the shoulder of the bat and loops up near short leg. Abid Ali has the easiest of |
| 4.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 4.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Way outside off, slightly shorter, left alone. |
| 5.1 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Around off, kept out by Islam. |
| 5.2 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, FOUR! The boundaries are coming by nicely for the hosts. A touch shorter this time, around off, Shadman Islam stands tall and powers this one through mid-wicket. Boundary. |
| 5.3 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Around off, defended out solidly. |
| 5.4 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, The batsman has just watchfully blocked this out. |
| 5.5 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, On middle, flicked to fine leg for one. |
| 5.6 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the off pole, on a length, Shanto looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pad. |
| 6.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Short of a length, on the fifth stump channel, Shadman Islam defends inside the line and misses. An appeal from the slip cordon. Don't really know for what, since there was a big, big gap between bat and ball. |
| 6.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, EDGY FOUR! Bangladesh just keep scoring the boundaries here. Outside off, on a good length, Shadman Islam wants to defend but gets squared up. The outside edge is induced and the ball sneaks through between gully and the slip cordon to the ropes. |
| 6.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Shadman Islam has just blocked that from his crease. |
| 6.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Down the leg side, the flick is missed. |
| 6.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Short of a length, on off, SI keeps it out. |
| 6.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Shadman Islam, Outside off, Islam raises his blade and lets the cherry pass. |
| 7.1 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good inward movement, on off. Shanto presses forward and defends. |
| 7.2 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Length ball, around off, coming back in. Najmul Hossain Shanto watches the ball closely and makes a leave. |
| 7.3 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good-length ball, on off, nipping back in at 133.5 kph. Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks this one to the off side. |
| 7.4 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length, on leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto works it to square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, Around off, Shadman Islam defends this one without any trouble. |
| Review time! Shadman Islam has been given out for LBW and he takes the review. UltraEdge shows that there was no bat on this. Ball Tracker shows three reds and Islam has to take the long way back to the shed. |
| 7.6 : The captain, Mominul Haque walks out now. |
| 8.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it towards covers. |
| 8.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length, on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it back to the bowler who stops the ball on his followthrough. |
| 8.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short ball from Shaheen Afridi this time, on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto ducks underneath. |
| 8.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A touch fuller, on leg. Shanto works it to fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 8.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mominul Haque, Fuller, on off. Haque pushes it to mid on. |
| Hasan Ali to Shadman Islam, OUT! LBW! Good-length ball, around off and middle, coming back in sharply. Shadman Islam looks to work it on the leg side but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Hasan Ali appeals for LBW and the umpire straightaway raises his dreaded finger. Shadman Islam consults his partner and ultimately takes the review. UltraEdge shows that there was no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows all three reds and Shadman Islam has to walk back to the pavilion and the hosts lose a |
| 8.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length, going down the leg side. Najmul Hossain Shanto misses his flick. |
| Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Length ball, outside off. Shanto lets it sail through. |
| 9.2 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and on middle and leg, Shanto defends it on the leg side. |
| 9.3 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length, on off. Shanto gets behind the line of the ball and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 9.4 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On off, Shanto blocks it out. |
| 9.5 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length, outside off. Shanto pushes it towards short extra cover. |
| Change in bowling. Faheem Ashraf is introduced into the attack! |
| 10.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Length ball, on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it but finds the extra cover fielder. |
| 10.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, JAFFA! What a beautiful delivery! Good-length ball, nipping away from the left-hander, on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets all squared up as he tries to defend. The ball zips past the outside edge and carries through to the keeper. |
| 10.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Length ball, outside off. Left alone. |
| 9.6 : Hasan Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length, on middle and leg, nipping back in. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it towards deep mid-wicket. A fielder gives it a chase and manages to save the boundary as he pushes the ball back in right in time. Three runs taken. |
| 10.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length, on off. Shanto pushes it to short extra cover. |
| 10.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full again, outside off. Shanto leaves it alone. |
| 10.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A maiden to begin with for Faheem Ashraf! Good-length ball, on off. Shanto prods and blocks it towards covers. |
| Change from both ends, then. Time for some spin as Sajid Khan will roll his arm! |
| 11.1 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, NOT OUT! Tosses it up nicely, on middle and leg. Mominul Haque presses forward and looks to defend but misses. He gets hit on the pads. Sajid Khan pleads the umpire for lbw but he is not interested. Pakistan and Co. discuss and they opt for a review at the last second. UltraEdge says that there is no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows wickets missing as the ball was going down the leg side. Pakistan lose their review. |
| 0.0 : A very late call for a review by Babar Azam to check this LBW appeal. No bat on this suggests UltraEdge. Wickets missing shows Ball Tracker and Pakistan lose a review. |
| 11.2 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, That is defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 11.3 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Short and outside off, Mominul Haque rocks back and cuts it through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 11.4 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Loopy ball, on middle. Haque blocks it out. |
| 11.5 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Floats it up, on middle. Haque clips it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.6 : Sajid Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and on leg, Shanto defends it on the leg side. |
| 12.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mominul Haque, Full and outside off, Haque shoulders arms to that one. |
| 12.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mominul Haque, On a length, around off. Haque leaves it alone. |
| 12.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mominul Haque, Length ball, outside off. Haque lets it be. |
| 12.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mominul Haque, Short ball from Ashraf this time, on middle. Mominul Haque ducks and evades it with ease. |
| 12.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Mominul Haque, Short of a length, outside off, angling away, Mominul Haque leaves it for the keeper to collect. |
| 12.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mominul Haque, Nice shot! Fuller and straighter, on middle. Mominul Haque covers the line, presents the full face of the bat, and drives it past the bowler. Shaheen Afridi gives it a chase and parries it back to the other fielder. Three runs taken. |
| 13.1 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Loopy ball, outside off, some extra bounce there. Mominul Haque looks to cut but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 13.2 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Slower and angling in, Haque defends it with soft hands. |
| 13.3 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Tosses it up, outside off. Haque defends it on the off side. |
| 13.4 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Flatter and fuller, on off. Haque presses forward and blocks. |
| 13.5 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Flatter ball, angling in middle and leg. Haque gets a good stride forward and defends it out. |
| 13.3 : Drinks! This is just the start that Pakistan would have been looking for as they have snared 2 wickets and are looking good to take some more. For Bangladesh, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque would be looking to ride the storm until the Lunch break. |
| 13.6 : Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, A maiden for Sajid Khan! Slider which skids on, Haque brings out his bat in time and blocks this one out. |
| 14.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Super shot. On a fuller length, just around the off pole, Najmul Hossain Shanto presents the full face of the blade and creams this through mid off for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, pushed to the leg side. |
| 14.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller, slightly outside off, Shanto gets his front foot ahead and leaves it. |
| 14.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good-length delivery, on off, defended out well. |
| 14.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length, around off, kept out nicely by Shanto. |
| 14.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes this length delivery to the cover region. |
| Pakistan have taken a review for caught behind. They seem very confident about this and already started celebrating. UltraEdge shows there is a spike as the ball passes the bat. The on-field decision will be reversed. |
| 15.1 : Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batsman in. |
| Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The review works out for Pakistan and the third one falls down for the hosts. Also the big wicket of the skipper, Mominul Haque. Khan floats this one up, lands it fuller around off, Haque presses forward and looks to defend but the ball spins away very nicely and whistles past the outside edge of Haque to Rizwan, who collects this, and the Pakistan contingent are up in celebration. Wait a minute, the umpire is unmoved right now. He does not |
| 15.2 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tossed up, on middle, gently eased to the right of mid on for a quick single. |
| 15.3 : Sajid Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 15.4 : Sajid Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated on off, defended out. |
| 15.5 : Sajid Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Strayed on the pads now, easily clipped through square leg for one. |
| 15.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter around off, Rahim blocks it out. A great over by Sajid! |
| 16.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On middle, NHS keeps it out. |
| 0.0 : The umpires want to check if the catch is being taken cleanly. The soft signal is OUT. The third umpire checks for the No Ball first but no issues there. Replay shows that Sajid Khan has his fingers underneath and he is happy enough to show out on the big screen. |
| 16.2 : The new batter in is Liton Das. |
| Faheem Ashraf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, OUT! CAUGHT! Seems like 14 is the cursed number for the Bangladeshi batters as this is the third batter who loses his wicket on the score of 14. Pakistan are well on top in this session and they have already snared 4 wickets so far. Faheem Ashraf hurls across a slightly shortish delivery, outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stands tall and slaps this one towards the point fielder. Sajid Khan dives ahead and takes this one. The Pakistanis are celeb |
| 16.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Fuller outside off, left alone. |
| 16.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Angled into the off and middle pole, knocked to the leg side. |
| 16.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Bowled in the area of uncertainty and Das has no issues in leaving this alone. |
| 16.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Das gets off the mark! On middle and leg, clipped behind square leg for three runs.  |
| 17.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Floated, around off, kept out. |
| 17.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Slightly shorter and outside off, dabbed towards point by Das. |
| 17.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Flatter this time, outside off and spins in slightly, kept out by Liton. |
| 17.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Now, Liton Das goes on the back foot and smothers the ball out on the deck. |
| 17.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, the ball spins in, Das moves inside the line and Mohammad Rizwan dives to his left and stops the ball. |
| 17.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, FOUR! The timing on this shot was sublime. Very full this time, around off, Liton Das gets underneath this and thumps this one through covers for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, an easy leave for Rahim. |
| 18.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length on middle, worked off the pads through mid-wicket. Two taken before the fielder can cut it off. |
| 18.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Around off, pushed to covers. |
| 18.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length outside off, Rahim has no interest in playing at this. |
| 18.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length around off, Rahim defends. |
| 18.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, worked behind square on the leg side for a single to end the over. |
| Change. Nauman Ali will have a go now! |
| 19.1 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on off. Rahim presses forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 19.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tosses it up, on middle. Rahim watchfully blocks it out. |
| 19.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, no turn at all. Rahim leaves it untouched. |
| 19.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, Rahim nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 19.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Sliding in on middle and leg. Rahim rocks back and plays this to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slower through the air, outside off. Rahim drives it to deep point for a single. |
| 20.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, on off. Rahim stays on the back foot and defends. |
| 20.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length again, on off. Rahim drops this down with soft hands. |
| 20.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, on off. Rahim defends this down to the pitch. |
| 20.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Poor line from Shaheen Afridi! Bowls it down the leg side, Mushfiqur Rahim looks to tuck but misses. The ball brushes off his thigh pad and races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 20.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, Rahim knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 20.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, on middle. Rahim defends it on the off side. |
| 0.0 : Shaheen Afridi (5-1-15-1) is back into the attack. |
| 21.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Floats it up, on middle. Das stays solid in his defence. |
| 21.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on middle. Das pushes it on the off side off the back foot. |
| 21.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, dabbed to point. |
| 21.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full and on middle, Das presses forward and blocks it out. |
| 21.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Angling in on leg, Das defends it out. |
| 21.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full and on middle, driven towards covers. A maiden! |
| 22.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length on leg, Rahim looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball goes off his thigh pad to short fine leg. The batters take a leg bye. |
| 22.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Back of a length, around off, nipping away. Liton Das looks to defend but misses. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 22.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Short ball, on middle. Das ducks under it. |
| 22.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Short again, on middle. Das sits under it and evades it comfortably. |
| 22.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Short of a length, angling away, on off. Das sways away from the line and leaves it alone. |
| 22.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Good-length ball, on off. Das taps it towards covers. |
| 23.1 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tosses it up, outside off. An easy leave for Rahim. |
| 23.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on off. Rahim presses forward and blocks. |
| 23.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just short! Loopy ball, on off. Rahim looks to defend but the ball takes off the outside edge. Played it with soft hands and thus, the ball does not carry to the first slip fielder. |
| 23.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, kept out. |
| 23.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Floats it up, on off. Rahim defends it watchfully. |
| 23.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, on middle. Rahim stays back and defends it out. Another maiden for Nauman Ali! |
| 24.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, On a length, on middle. Das covers the line and presses this to mid off. |
| 24.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Back of a length, on off. Das hops and taps it to point for a quick single. |
| 24.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short ball, on middle. Rahim ducks under it. |
| 24.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, on middle. Rahim defends it down onto the pitch. |
| 24.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and outside off, Rahim shoulders arms to that. |
| 24.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, on off. Rahim ducks too early on that occasion and Shaheen Afridi has a wry smile about this. He is continuing with his back-of-a-length delivery which indicates he wants another wicket here. |
| 25.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Short and outside off, Das camps back and cuts it through cover-point. The fielder gives it a chase and keeps it down to a couple. |
| 25.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On off, pushed to covers. |
| 25.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full and on middle, blocked out. |
| 25.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on middle. Das stays on the back foot and defends it watchfully. |
| 25.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, outside off. Das leaves it alone. |
| 25.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full and outside off, turning away. Das lets it be. |
| 26.1 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, on middle. Rahim drops this one on the leg side. |
| 26.2 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball, on off. Rahim works it towards covers. |
| 26.3 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball, on off. Rahim defends it back to the bowler. |
| 26.4 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short ball this time from Hasan Ali, on off. Rahim ducks underneath easily. |
| 26.5 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 26.6 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, Rahim prods and defends it towards point. A maiden! |
| 27.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, turning away. Das lets this one go. Sharp turn on that occasion. |
| 27.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on off. Das presses forward and defends it solidly off the front foot. |
| 27.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On the pads, nudged to square leg for a single. |
| 27.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Floats it up, on middle. Rahim blocks it out. |
| 27.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on leg, Rahim watchfully defends it on the leg side. |
| 27.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flighted delivery, on middle. Rahim nudges it to mid on. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1! |
| Pakistan's session, by and large! Had someone told them that they would snare 4 wickets by Lunch on Day 1, then they would have taken it with both hands. Their pacers and spinners, both, have bowled with authority and have troubled the Bangla batters throughout the first session. With the exception of Nauman Ali, all of their bowlers got a wicket to their name and it shows how all of them have combined to inflict damage on the hosts. But, special mention has to be given to Shaheen Afridi, who ha |
| A torrid start for Bangladesh in this session and to this Test as they have lost 4 wickets in no time. Their openers looked hasty and nervous right at the start and they did not last for long out there. It looked like Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque would steady things but from a position of 47/2, they slipped to 49/4 and lost these both too. Pakistan were smelling blood and could have had another one but the duo of Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das ensured that they made it to Lunch uns |
| ...DAY 1, SESSION 2... |
| 28.1 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Goes full, on off. Das blocks it from the crease. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the second session! Pakistan players make their way out in the middle. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das jog out to the middle as well to resume their innings. Hasan Ali will start this session with the ball. |
| 28.2 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Length ball, on off. Das covers the line and defends it out on the off side. |
| 28.3 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, On a good length, around off. Das blocks it towards covers with a straight bat. |
| 28.4 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Length ball, on middle. Das nudges it to mid on. |
| 28.5 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! That's a lovely shot! Fuller in length, outside off. Liton Das sees the width and leans onto it. He drives it elegantly through covers. Two fielders give it a chase but the ball wins the race. |
| 28.6 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, Das is not troubled by that line. He shoulders arms. |
| 28.4 : Pace or spin from the other end? It will be the latter as Nauman Ali (5-2-4-0) is getting ready to bowl. |
| 29.1 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on off. Rahim presses forward and blocks. |
| 29.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tosses it up, on middle. Watchfully defended off the front foot. |
| 29.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Floats it up, on off. Rahim stays solid in his defence. |
| 29.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, blocked out. |
| 29.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on middle. Rahim goes back and cuts it towards covers. |
| 29.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On the pads, Rahim defends it on the leg side. |
| 30.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Length ball, on middle. Das tucks it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 30.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Similar line and length, Das nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 30.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, On a length, outside off. Das shoulders arms. |
| 30.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Fuller in length, on off. Das looks to drive but it goes off the inner half of the bat to mid on. |
| 30.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Play and a miss! Good-length ball, in the fourth stump channel, nipping away. Liton Das wants a feel of it. The ball zips past the outside edge and carries through into the keeper's mitts. |
| 30.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Length ball, outside off. Das pushes it towards covers. |
| 31.1 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on middle. Rahim hangs back and blocks it down onto the pitch. |
| 31.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 31.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slower through the air, on middle. Swept away by Rahim to deep square leg for one. |
| 31.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! Nicely played! Nauman Ali pulls his length back, outside off. Liton Das rocks back and cuts it very late to deep backward point for a boundary. The placement was excellent. |
| 31.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flighted ball, on off. Das defends it on the off side. |
| 31.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On middle, defended watchfully. |
| 32.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball, outside off. Rahim lets it sail through. |
| 32.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, around off. Rahim taps it to point. |
| 32.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Lovely shot! Width on offer, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim rides on the bounce and slaps it through cover-point to fetch himself a boundary. His first boundary after facing 52 balls. This shows the kind of temperament he persists. |
| 32.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, left alone. |
| 32.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Streaky this time! Length ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim presses forward and looks to push it to the off side. The ball goes off the outer half of the bat through gully for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, outside off. Rahim leaves it alone. |
| 33.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, outside off, turning away. Liton Das looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 33.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on off, didn't spin at all. Das looks to defend. The ball goes off the outside edge past first slip for a run. |
| 33.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on middle, pushed to mid on. |
| 33.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on off, blocked out. |
| 33.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Drifting it on leg, Rahim tucks it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 33.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On middle, Das stays solid in his defence. |
| 34.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller in length, on middle. Rahim pushes it to mid on. |
| 34.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full again, on off. Rahim knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 34.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, outside off. Rahim drives it but finds the cover fielder. |
| 34.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, on middle. Rahim works it to mid-wicket. |
| 34.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, well outside off. Rahim ignores it. |
| 34.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller in length, on off. Rahim covers the sticks and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 35.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! Flatter this time from Nauman Ali, he bowls it outside off, Liton Das shuffles and cuts this one late through backward point. Fawad Alam chases after this but is no match as the ball finds the ropes. |
| 35.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Same line and length as the last ball, Das looks to late cut again but misses. |
| 35.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, LD shoulders arms. |
| 35.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tossed up, around off, defended back onto the deck. |
| 35.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flatter, around off, Das goes back and blocks it out. |
| 35.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flighted around off, Liton gets ahead and pushes the ball away to the off side. |
| 35.5 : Shaheen Afridi (8-3-16-1) is brought back into the attack. |
| 36.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Shaheen starts this spell with a shortish delivery, outside off, this is cut away to the point fielder. |
| 36.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, on a length, Rahim leaves it alone. |
| 36.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Angled into the middle pole, pushed away to the on side by Rahim. |
| 36.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, This is pitched up, around off, MR whips this straight to mid-wicket. |
| 36.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Shaheen Afridi changes things up and bowls a bouncer on middle, ducked under safely by Mushfiqur. |
| 36.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slower in pace, fuller around off, Rahim eases this but finds the mid on fielder. |
| 37.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Ali floats this one up, full on off, nicely kept out. |
| 37.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Angled into the middle pole now, still Das shows the full face of the blade and blocks. |
| 37.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy, around off, pushed away to the point region. |
| 37.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On the pads, flicked to the leg side for a run. |
| 37.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Too full, but on the pads this time, swept away by Rahim to the fielder at deep square leg for one. |
| 37.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Again, Ali strays and serves one on the pads, which Mushfiqur Rahim finds easy to whip away through mid-wicket. Two runs. |
| 38.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, on middle and leg, Rahim looks to whip it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pad. A half-hearted appeal from Afridi but this looked to be too high. |
| 38.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Way outside off, no shot offered. |
| 38.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full toss around off, hit to the cover fielder. |
| 38.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! The change of angle does not work and the 50-run stand has been brought up between these two. Shaheen comes around the wicket and bowls a loosener. Short and wide outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim waits, and then dabs it behind point. Boundary. |
| 38.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, blocked. |
| 38.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full, on off, Rahim inside-edges this back onto his pad. |
| 39.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Turn on this! Fuller, looped up, outside off, Liton Das lunges ahead but the ball spins away and evades his outside edge. |
| 39.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On middle, defended. |
| 39.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Liton Das eases this fuller ball down to mid off. The batters scamper through for the run. The fielder does hit the stumps at the non-striker's end but Das was well in. |
| 39.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Darted on middle, blocked. |
| 39.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Nauman Ali goes fuller around off and middle, Mushfiqur Rahim gets low and slog-sweeps this to the left of the deep square leg fielder, who collects this one the bounce. Two runs taken. |
| 39.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Poor delivery. Fuller and sliding down the leg side, Mushfiqur Rahim easily gets low and sweeps this through short fine leg. By the time deep square leg can run to his right and collect and throw the ball, three runs are completed. |
| 40.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Around off, pushed to mid off. |
| 40.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, played down to mid on now. |
| 40.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller, outside off, left alone. |
| 40.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Drags his length way back now, this is almost a bouncer, around off, nicely swayed away from by Rahim. |
| 40.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! The boundaries are flowing along nicely now. On a length, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim leans into the drive and just smothers this through mid off. No point chasing after this. |
| 40.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off and middle, blocked to the leg side. |
| Sajid Khan (4-1-9-1) to operate now. He replaces Nauman Ali. |
| 41.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Floated, around off, lands and turns in, Das goes back and defends to the leg side. |
| 41.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Around off, defended. |
| 41.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Short, on middle, nudged to square leg for one. |
| 41.4 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle and leg, blocked out gently. |
| 41.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flighted around off, worked to mid on for a quick single. |
| 41.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Liton Das goes back and nicely nurdles this behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 42.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Slightly behind the good length, on off and middle, blocked down on the pitch by Das. |
| 42.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Full on middle, played to mid on. |
| 42.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Around off, defended to the off side. |
| 42.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Afridi comes 'round the wicket and bowls a short ball around off, Liton taps this one towards square leg and changes ends. |
| 42.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Now, Afridi hurls across a yorker, around off. Rahim gets his bat down in time and blocks. |
| 42.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Shot of the session so far. Rahim is playing a sublime knock here. Around off, on a drivable length, Mushfiqur Rahim shows the full face of the blade and gently pushes this one through mid on. Just a push but the timing on this means it will run away to the ropes. |
| DRINKS! The onus was on Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das to repair the innings and they have done exactly that. Both the batters showed great temperament and didn't give Pakistan bowlers a chance to break this partnership. They will look to continue the same and bat this session out. |
| 43.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, No run. |
| 43.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, No run. |
| 43.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 43.4 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flighted ball, on middle. Rahim steps out and pushes it to mid on. |
| 43.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tossed up, on off. Das works it to mid-wicket. He wanted a single but is sent back by Rahim. |
| 43.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On off, worked to mid-wicket off the inner half for a single. |
| 43.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, on off, Rahim makes room and looks to cut and does well to jam it to point. |
| 43.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Lovely shot! Mushfiqur Rahim uses his feet and takes the ball on full. He smashes it towards long on for a boundary. |
| 44.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Fraction short, outside off. Das makes room and cuts it to cover-point. |
| 44.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tosses it up, outside off. Das blocks it out. |
| 44.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Slower through the air, around off, pushed to point. |
| 44.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, That is defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 44.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Liton Das has just watchfully blocked this out. |
| 44.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Fuller, around off, blocked out by Liton. |
| 45.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on off, pushed to wide of mid on for a single. The fielder does well to stop that despite a little bit of fumble. |
| 45.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On the pads, tucked on the leg side. |
| 45.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, SIX! BANG! The crowd erupts! Loopy ball, on middle. Liton Das advances down the track, makes perfect contact and sends the ball sailing over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. He moves onto 40 now. |
| 45.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Floats it up, on middle. Liton Das clips it on the leg side for a single. |
| 45.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, cut away to covers. |
| 45.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter and quicker, on off. Rahim cuts it to point. |
| 46.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! Liton Das is on a roll! He is really looking in fine touch. Loopy ball, around off. Liton Das rocks back and cuts it through point for a boundary. The confidence is oozing out of his bat. |
| 46.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full and on off, blocked out. |
| 46.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full again, on off. Das defends it out. |
| 46.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tosses it up, on middle. Das prods and watchfully blocks it out. |
| 46.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On off, kept out by Das. |
| 46.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, Das leaves it alone. |
| 47.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, CATCH IT! That was the call from the Pakistani fielders. Sajid Khan bowls a loopy ball, turning in. Mushfiqur Rahim on the back foot clips it past short leg fielder for a single. Pakistan will feel they have missed out on a chance. Was a tough chance though! |
| 47.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tossed up, on off. Das blocks it out. |
| 47.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Slower and drifting down leg, Das lets it go. |
| 47.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Pushed through on off, Das uses his feet and eases it past the bowler for one. |
| 47.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, Rahim blocks it out. |
| 47.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On leg, Rahim pads it away. |
| 48.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flighted on off, Das prods across and then defends. |
| 48.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! FIFTY FOR LITON DAS! It has come at the right time for Bangladesh. His 10th half century in Tests. Nauman Ali drops it short, outside off. Liton Das waits for it and then chops it to deep backward point to collect a boundary. |
| 48.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tossed it up, on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 48.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Very full, on off, patted back to the bowler. |
| 48.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle, nudged to mid-wicket. |
| 48.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on middle. Das blocks it out. |
| 49.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on middle, pushed to mid on for a single. |
| 49.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, OH! That was close! Floated delivery, on off, spinning back in sharply. Das stays back and looks to cut but gets an inside edge onto the pads. He needs to be careful here. |
| 49.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On off, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 49.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on leg. Das clips it to deep square leg for a brace. |
| 49.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Slower through the air, on middle. Das presses forward and defends. |
| 49.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Drifting onto the pads, Das tucks it to backward square leg. |
| 50.1 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, outside off. Rahim lets it be. |
| 50.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on off, driven to mid off for a quick single. |
| 50.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On off, pushed back to the bowler off the back foot. |
| 50.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flighted, full and on middle. Das blocks it watchfully. |
| 50.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! Slower through the air, on off. Liton Das gets underneath the ball and drives it through covers. The ball races away to the boundary. 100-run partnership comes up as well between these two. |
| 50.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On off, blocked out. |
| 51.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, Rahim prods and whips it to mid on for a run. |
| 51.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On the pads, Das tucks it on the leg side. |
| 51.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on off, Das comfortably defends it out. |
| 51.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, turning in. Das nudges it on the leg side. |
| 51.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on leg. Das looks to tuck but gets hit on the pads. |
| 51.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On off, Das defends it out off the front foot. Just a single from the over. |
| 52.1 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball on off, defended out. |
| 52.2 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, around off, Rahim blocks it out. |
| 52.3 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller, way outside off, Rahim shoulders arms. |
| 52.4 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Hasan Ali goes short this time and serves it just outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim goes back and with an angled bat, guides this one past the gully fielder. Boundary. |
| 52.5 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Fifty for Mushfiqur Rahim! Wow, what a knock it has been from Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh were having a tough time but he has steadied things wonderfully for them. Ali does not learn again, serves it short and wide, slapped behind point by Rahim for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 52.6 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, blocked. |
| 53.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Floated, around off, nudged to the leg side. |
| 53.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 53.3 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Huge shout for lbw but not given! Tossed up, around off. Mushfiqur Rahim uses his feet and was looking to flick on the leg side. He misses out and gets hit on the pads. Sajid Khan appeals for an lbw but the umpire says no. The ball goes off the pads to cover and the batters take a leg bye. |
| 53.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Khan dishes a flatter ball, around off and middle, Liton Das camps back and bangs this one through mid-wicket. They take the second before the ball is thrown back into the middle. |
| 53.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Flatter, outside off, punched through covers for one. |
| 53.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Another run as this is milked through mid off. |
| 54.1 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, left alone. |
| 54.2 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Since this was bowled outside the off pole, Mushfiqur Rahim is not interested in playing at that. |
| 54.3 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Mushfiqur Rahim flicks this through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 54.4 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, On off, worked through covers for one. |
| 54.5 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball outside off, Rahim steps ahead but decides to leave it. |
| 54.6 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short and in the line of the stumps, Rahim sits under this one and lets it go. |
| 55.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Floated, lands outside off but turns back in, this is nudged to the leg side. |
| 55.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Straight to the short leg fielder! Dropped short again, on middle, Liton Das goes back and thumps this straight to Abid Ali at short leg, who blocks it with his leg. |
| 55.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, tucked to the on side. |
| 55.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Outside off, pushed away to point. |
| 55.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Flatter, around off, nudged just ahead of the short leg fielder. |
| 55.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Short, on off, Das steps out and flicks this to the short leg fielder on the bounce. He makes his way back in before the fielder can throw to ball to Rizwan, who whips the bails off. |
| 56.1 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, on off, blocked. |
| 56.2 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Rahim plays this towards mid-wicket but for no runs. |
| 56.3 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Smart cricket. Short and wide outside off, Rahim chops this one to the slip cordon, where Mohammad Rizwan collects and throws it to the wickets at the striker's end and hits too. Rahim was going nowhere and he notices Liton Das coming across for a run and they complete it with ease. |
| 56.4 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Full toss outside off, Das looks to push but misses. |
| 56.5 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, fuller in length, driven but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 56.6 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Liton Das has just blocked that from his crease. |
| 57.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full on middle, played through mid on for one. |
| 57.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tossed up, on off, blocked out. |
| 57.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tossed up, on middle, gently dabbed to short leg. |
| 57.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Darted on middle, hit across towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 57.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, worked to square leg. |
| 57.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, That is defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 58.1 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, On a length, around off, nipping in, Das keeps it out. |
| 58.2 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, An action replay of the previous delivery. |
| 58.3 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Fullish this time, on the middle pole, blocked towards mid on. |
| 58.4 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Pitched up, around off, slightly slower in pace, Liton dabs it down. |
| 58.5 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Yorker on middle and off, Liton gets his bat across and blocks well. |
| 58.6 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Around off, on a length, pushed back to the bowler. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 1! |
| What a session for Bangladesh! Great resilience showed by Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das! After being reduced to 49/4, it was up to these two batters to rebuild the innings and they managed to do that successfully. They fought hard and kept going along. Liton Das showed intent and played a couple of aggressive shots while Mushfiqur Rahim tried to keep the scoreboard ticking. Eventually, both the batters got to their respective half centuries and will look to continue to bat throughout the final |
| Pakistan's bowlers did nothing wrong, to be honest. There were freebies offered on a couple of occasions but other than that, they did pretty much alright. The pitch is getting easier to bat on and the bowlers are not getting anything out of the pitch. The spinners did get some turn but to no success. They will now look to break this partnership to get back the momentum. Will they be able to do so? Do join us at 3 pm local (9 am GMT) for the final session to find out. |
| ...DAY 1, SESSION 3... |
| We are back for the final session of the day! Pakistani players take their respective fielding positions. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das walk out to resume their innings. Sajid Khan will start the final session. |
| 59.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Drops it short, on middle. Mushfiqur Rahim pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 59.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On the pads, Das tucks it to short leg. |
| 59.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on middle, Das blocks it out. |
| 59.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 59.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tosses it up, on middle. Das stays solid in his defence. |
| 59.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, blocked out by Das. |
| Shaheen Afridi to bowl from the other end. |
| 60.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, on middle. Mushfiqur Rahim covers the line and tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 60.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Fuller in length, on off. Das digs it out to point. |
| 60.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Das plays it towards covers. |
| 60.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, On middle, angling in. Das nudges it to mid on. |
| 60.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Short but not too short, on middle. Das sways away and ducks under it. |
| 60.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Fuller in length, outside off. Das drives it to cover. |
| 61.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Floats it up, on middle. Rahim prods and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 61.2 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, tucked on the leg side. |
| 61.3 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on middle and leg. Rahim clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 61.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Full and on off, Das uses his feet and drills it down to long on for one. |
| 61.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim waits for the ball to come, leans onto it and steers it through covers for a boundary. |
| 61.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and around off, bunted down to long on for a single. 7 runs from the over. |
| 62.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, on middle. Mushfiqur Rahim pulls it over short leg. Didn't quite get the hold of it but still gets a single. |
| 62.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Short of a length, outside off. Liton Das rides on the bounce and punches it through covers off the back foot. The fielder gives it a chase and keeps it down to three runs. |
| 62.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, outside off. Rahim taps it to point. |
| 62.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short ball, on middle. Rahim sits under it. |
| 62.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short again, going down leg. Mushfiqur Rahim raises his blade to shouder arms. |
| 62.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short again, ducked under again. No harm done! |
| 63.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, In the air, but safe! Loopy ball, on middle. Liton Das looks to tuck but gets a leading edge. The ball lobs towards short extra cover and lands safe. |
| 63.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, tucked on the leg side off the inside edge. The ball lands well wide of short leg. |
| 63.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tosses it up, full and on off. Das defends it out. |
| 63.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Flighted delivery, Liton Das eases it down to long on for one. |
| 63.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, blocked out. |
| 63.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tosses it up, on off. Rahim punches it through covers for one. |
| 64.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Shaheen Afridi continues with his short-length delvieries. Bowls this one short, on middle. Mushfiqur Rahim gets his head out of the way and evades it comfortably. |
| 64.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, on off. Rahim taps it to point for a single. |
| 64.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, DROPPED! Can you believe it? The short length finally worked but the catch is dropped. Short ball, on middle. Liton Das pulls it towards mid-wicket. Sajid Khan there couldn't hold onto it and puts down a sitter. A straightforward chance goes begging. How costly will this prove for Pakistan? Shaheen Afridi cannot believe what he just saw and is in total distraught. |
| 64.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Short of a length agian, Das turns this to mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 64.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Rahim ducks under this short ball. |
| 64.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short again, Rahim swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 65.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tosses it up, on off. Rahim blocks it out. |
| 65.2 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Drifting down leg, Rahim defends it watchfully. |
| 65.3 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On the pads, tickled to fine leg for a run. |
| 65.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on off. Das stays deep and dabs it to short leg. |
| 65.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tosses it up, on off. Das defends it back to the bowler. |
| 65.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tosses it up, on off. Das whips this one through short leg fielder's legs for a single. |
| Liton Das is struggling slightly here. Looks like he has some issue with his lower back and the physio is out to help him out. He is alright and we continue now... |
| 66.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, WIDE! Short ball, on middle. Liton Das leaves it alone. Well above Das' head and the umpire signals it as wide. |
| Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Short of a length, outside off. Das dabs this one through point for a single. |
| 66.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, going down leg. Left alone. Mohammad Rizwan does well to moves to his left and collect the ball. |
| 66.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, outside off. Rahim lets it be. |
| 66.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slower ball, on the pads. Rahim clips it on the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 66.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, FOUR! Delightful batting! Touch fuller, outside off. Liton Das uses the pace of the ball and guides it towards deep backward point for a boundary. |
| 66.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Fuller in length, on middle. Das flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 150 partnership comes up between these two as well. |
| 67.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tossed up, on middle, Das works this square on the on side and rotates the strike. 200 comes up for Bangladesh! |
| 67.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, defended to the short leg fielder. |
| 67.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flighted around off, gently pushed away to covers. |
| 67.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller on middle, defended again. |
| 67.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tossed up right now, outside off, MR pushes this back onto the deck. |
| 67.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Mushfiqur Rahim plays this to the cover region. |
| 68.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Back of a length, around off, coming in, Liton dabs it down on the leg side. |
| 68.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Well fielded by Nauman Ali in the deep! This is bowled on the shorter trajectory, way outside the off stump, Liton Das slaps this to deep point. Ali runs to his right, dives, and stops the ball. Two taken. |
| 68.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, Around off, pushed to covers now. |
| 68.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, FOUR! Well played! Short ball again, outside off, the ball does not bounce too much and Liton Das slaps this one over mid-wicket. A couple of bounces and it goes past the ropes. |
| 68.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Liton Das, A single as this is played through point. |
| 68.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball on off, hit back to the bowler. |
| 69.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Drops short! Floated, around off, Liton Das looks to push this to the off side but the ball spins away and kisses the outside edge. The ball goes towards Babar Azam at first slip but it drops just ahead of him. |
| 69.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, The batsman has just watchfully blocked this out. |
| 69.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full, outside off, blocked. |
| 69.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Given more flight, but on middle, Das presses ahead and dabs this back on the deck. |
| 69.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Short now, outside off, cut away to point. |
| 69.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flatter again, outside off, slapped to covers for one. |
| 70.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Short, outside off, turns in, Das goes back and pushes it to Sajid. |
| 70.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Same length, on middle and leg now, LD works this to square leg. |
| 0.0 : Sajid Khan (17-2-50-1) is back into the attack. |
| 70.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Very full, on off, Das gets his bat ahead and defends. |
| 70.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, worked to the leg side. |
| 70.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, A carbon copy of the previous delivery. |
| 70.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Liton Das sees that the length is shortened and skips out of the track but only manages to push it back to the bowler. |
| 71.1 : The umpires have reviewed a catch upstairs. The soft signal is OUT. Oh wait! The umpire has changed it to NOT OUT. The third umpire first checks for a No Ball. Oh, interesting! Nauman Ali has overstepped and it's a No Ball. Replay shows that the ball hit the ground before hitting Abid Ali's leg. |
| Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Floated, around off, pushed back to Ali. |
| 71.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, The batsman has just blocked that from his crease. |
| 71.3 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, blocked. |
| 71.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Darted on middle and leg, flicked behind square leg for one. |
| 71.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full, outside off, pushed to point. |
| 71.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full, outside off, jammed through covers for one. |
| 72.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, played to mid-wicket. |
| 72.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, FOUR! Sajid serves this short and on middle and going down leg with the angle, Liton Das backs away and pumps this one through square leg. Not a good delivery from Khan and he gets punished. |
| 72.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Outside off, dabbed behind point and the batters are able to come back for three. Das is into the 90s now! |
| 72.4 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fullish, outside off, Rahim backs away and punches this through cover-point. They run well and come back for the second run too. |
| 72.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full, on off, jammed out to covers. |
| 72.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Angles a fuller ball outside off, Rahim jams it out to covers again. |
| 71.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, NO BALL! Floated again, fuller around off and middle, Mushfiqur Rahim gets low and looks to sweep but seems to have hit it along the ground to short leg, where the ball deflects via his body, to the mid-wicket fielder, who takes it. An appeal is made but the umpire says no. Both the umpires converge and take this upstairs with their soft signal being not out, but Nauman Ali's foot was not behind the crease and hence, will be a no ball and not out too. |
| 73.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tossed up on off, pushed to covers. |
| 73.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Flatter, way outside off, a late dab from Das this time towards short third man. Alam chases and stops it but not before the lads out in the middle run two runs. |
| 73.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Strays on the pads, nudged through square leg for one. |
| 73.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Two leg byes! On the pads, Rahim misses his tuck but the ball deflects via his pad to the fine leg region for a couple of leg byes. |
| 73.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Mushfiqur Rahim has just watchfully blocked this out. |
| 73.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Mushfiqur Rahim will keep the strike as he works this behind square leg for a single. |
| DRINKS! Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim continue on their merry way and are tiring out the Pakistani bowlers. They will now look to bat till Stumps while Pakistan will only look to break this partnership somehow and get the momentum. |
| 74.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, on leg. Mushfiqur Rahim swivels and looks to smash it on the leg side but miscues. The ball goes off the pad to fine leg for a single. The umpire gives it runs off bat though. |
| 74.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Slower ball, on leg. Das nudges it on the leg side for a single. |
| 74.3 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, blocked out. |
| 74.4 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tosses it up, on off. Rahim looks to cut but chops it back to the keeper. |
| 74.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, turned to the leg side. |
| 74.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, wide of off. Rahim drives it to mid off. |
| 75.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on off. Das blocks it from the crease. |
| 0.0 : The physio makes his way out into the middle as Liton Das seems to have injured his left hand. He is just 4 runs short of a Test century and he will be rearing to continue here. |
| 75.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Floats it up, on leg. Das defends it out. |
| 75.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tossed up, on off. Das does well to block it out. |
| 75.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, On off, turning away. Das negotiates with it well and fends it to the off side. |
| 75.5 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, This is nudged to mid on. Liton Das is looking anxious to score those 4 important runs to get to his personal milestone. |
| 75.6 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, dabbed to point. A maiden! |
| 76.1 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tad short, on leg. Mushfiqur Rahim sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 76.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On the pads, turned to square leg for a single. 3 runs short of a century now. |
| 76.3 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on off, well struck by Rahim to mid off for a single. |
| 76.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Tosses it up, on middle. Das is not in a hurry to bring his century as he blocks this one out. |
| 76.5 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, On middle, driven back to the bowler. |
| 76.6 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Full and on middle, Das steps out and pushes it to mid on for a single. He keeps the strike. |
| 77.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Slower through the air, on leg. Liton Das pushes it to mid on for a single. He moves onto 99! |
| 77.2 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, swept to deep square leg for a single. That will bring Liton Das back to strike. |
| 77.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slower on leg, turned on the leg side. |
| 77.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, THERE IT IS! MAIDEN CENTURY FOR LITON DAS! Full and on off, Liton Das prods and pushes it to mid off for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Liton Das gets to his maiden Test century and the crowd are going bonkers. He raises his bat pointing towards the sky. This has been a knock of the highest quality. A loud round of applause from the dressing room as well. Could have been out if the ball had hit the stumps. |
| 77.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flighted delivery, outside off. Rahim blocks it out. |
| 77.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Very full, outside off. Rahim drives it straight to mid off. |
| 78.1 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Flighted ball, on leg. Das defends it well. |
| 78.2 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on leg. Das defends it back to the bowler. |
| 78.3 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Fraction short and on middle. Das clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 78.4 : Sajid Khan to Liton Das, Loopy ball, outside off. Das went hard on the drive, places it through covers. The fielder gives it a chase and keeps it down to three runs. |
| 78.5 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Drifting down leg, Rahim lets it go. |
| 78.6 : Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, on off. Rahim tucks it on the leg side. |
| 79.1 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Tosses it up, outside off. Das defends it on the off side. |
| 79.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Full and on middle, Das stays solid in his defence. |
| 79.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Floats it up, on middle. Das blocks it out. |
| 79.4 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Outside off, Das makes room and cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 79.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Loopy ball, full and on middle. Rahim presses forward and blocks. |
| 79.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, Rahim taps it to covers. |
| 79.5 : Pakistan now have the option to use the second new ball. They have decided to opt for it straightaway. Psst, the lightmeter has also been handed to the umpire. Shaheen Afridi returns into the attack. |
| 80.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Length ball, down leg. Das looks to flick but misses. |
| 80.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Length ball again, on leg. Das works it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 80.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Fuller in length, on leg, nipping back in. Liton Das jams it out to mid on. |
| 80.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Similar delivery, on leg. Liton Das flicks it this time to deep square leg for one. |
| 80.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, going down leg. Rahim lets it be. Shaheen Afridi is finding it difficult to control his length with the new cherry. |
| 80.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! MORE RUNS! Length ball, on leg. Mushfiqur Rahim tickles it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 81.1 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, On a length, outside the off pole, no problem for Liton Das as he makes a leave. |
| 0.0 : Hasan Ali (11-2-37-1) to steam in from the other end with the new ball. |
| 81.2 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Around off, on a length, Liton Das looks to defend but the ball takes the outer half of the blade and goes through short third man for a single. |
| 81.3 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Around off, blocked to the off side. |
| 81.4 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller in length, outside off, shaping away, well left by Rahim. |
| 81.5 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Angled into the off and middle pole, Rahim nudges this to mid-wicket. |
| 81.6 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On middle, flicked to square leg. |
| 82.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Good-length ball, outside off, Das looks to drive but gets an inside edge, which sends the ball rolling to deep square leg, for one. |
| 82.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slightly behind the good length, on off, blocked to covers. |
| 82.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Around off, defended towards gully. |
| 82.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, A carbon copy of the previous ball. Defended out by Rahim. |
| 82.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Sliding down the leg side this time, Rahim misses his tuck. |
| 82.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Served on a length outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim is not interested in playing at that. |
| 83.1 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, On off, kept out. |
| 83.2 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Around off, length, pushed to point. |
| 83.3 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Shaping away from a length outside off, Das just shoulders arms. |
| 83.4 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Same line and length as the previous ball, left alone again. |
| 83.5 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Another leave from Liton as this was again bowled wider outside the off pole. |
| 83.6 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Four leaves in a row! Outside off, not played at. |
| Liton Das is definitely struggling with his cramps on his left hand. He is getting some treatment from the physios. Meanwhile, the other players take some fluids. |
| 84.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim dabs it through gully for a single. 200 partnership comes up between these two now! |
| 84.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Lazy looking shot that from Das! Length ball, on off, nipping away. Liton Das has a poke at it but gets beaten onthe outside edge. |
| 84.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Looks like the body is taking a pouding! That was short and way down the leg side. Das leaves it alone. Mohammad Rizwan dives to his left to pouch it. |
| 84.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Full and angling across, outside off. Liton Das presses forward and tries to drive but misses. The ball stays a litle low and rolls to the keeper. |
| 84.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, FOUR! This is brilliant from Das! Overpitched delivery from 'round the wicket, outside off. Liton Das drives that one through covers for a boundary. He looks completely drained after playing that shot. |
| 84.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Liton Das, Full and on the stumps, Das turns that one away to mid-wicket. |
| 84.5 : Looks like the umpires have decided that the light is not good enough to continue and that is all for the action here as the players of both teams make their way back. As we head back, some Pakistani players congratulate Liton Das. Great spirit of cricket on display by the visitors. STUMPS ON DAY 1! |
| 84.6 : What a day this has been for Bangladesh! They will be mighty pleased with the effort shown by Das and Rahim as after starting off poorly, these two have steered the Bangla ship to a great position on Day 1 of this Test. Not the best day for the visitors, but the game is still in their grasp and they will need to fight back quickly on Day 2. |
| Bangladesh got off to a horrible start as both their openers went back in quick succession. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque looked to steady things but they too made their way back to the shed, as the hosts slipped from 47/2 to 49/4. The onus fell on the duo of Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das to take them to safer shores and boy, did they deliver! Das reached his maiden ton in Tests and Rahim has complimented him well, as he is on 82 as well. This duo has raised a 204-run stand and wou |
| Pakistan started the game off in top fashion but have been on the back foot in the second and third sessions of the Day. In the first session, their new-ball bowlers were on fire, especially, Shaheen Afridi, who was making life tough for the Bangla batters. Apart from Nauman Ali, all of their bowlers got a wicket in the first session and it looked like the same trend would continue, but alas, it was not meant to be for the visitors as Rahim and Das went about their business nicely. After the ini |
| Right then. That is all we have from Day 1. Bangladesh will be looking to continue their good work, whereas, Pakistan will be hoping to break this stand as soon as possible. The action on Day 2 will begin at 10 am local (4 am GMT). Do join us then. Ciao! |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of Day 2 of the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh. The first day proved to be a fruitful one for the hosts as they ended the day on 253/4 after they were in a position where they were placed at 49/4. This was all due to the good work by the duo of Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim as they have stitched a stand of 204 runs, which included a maiden ton from Das and a handy knock from Rahim too. Let's see what's in store for us today... |
| The overnight batters for the Bangla Tigers will look to continue their good work and help the hosts post a big total on board. Das has already got his hundred whereas Rahim is getting closer to his ton too. If these two can bat out one or two more sessions, then Pakistan will be under more pressure. The visitors have the new cherry to use to destroy this stand and then take a couple more wickets after that. Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali were in good touch early in the first session on Day 1 and |
| 85.1 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Starts with short and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and cuts it towards covers. The fielder there dives to his right and stops the ball. A single is taken. |
| 85.2 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Loopy ball, on middle. Das is solid in his defence. |
| 85.3 : Nauman Ali to Liton Das, Shortish, outside off. Das punches it towards covers off the back foot for a single. |
| 85.4 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flighted delivery, on off. Rahim strides forward to defend. The ball goes off the outside edge to backward point. |
| 85.5 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Angling in with the arm, on middle and leg. Rahim flicks it to short fine leg. |
| 85.6 : Nauman Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tossed up, very full, on middle and leg. Rahim drives it back to the bowler. |
| 86.1 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Good-length ball, outside off, shaping away. Das shoulder arms to that one. |
| 0.0 : We are ready for the action on Day 2! Pakistan players stride out to the middle. The overnight batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das make their way to the middle as well. Surprisingly, Pakistan start with spin. Nauman Ali to start with the ball. |
| 86.2 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Goes a touch fuller and wider, outside off. Das leaves it alone. |
| 86.3 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Length ball, on off. Das keeps his eyes on the ball and defends it down the pitch. |
| 86.4 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, On a good length, outside off, little bit of width on offer. Das strides forward and drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 86.5 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, Little bit of movement there but not close enough to interest the batsman. On a good length, outside off. Das ignores that easily. |
| Pakistan have opted a review for LBW. UltraEdge shows nothing, no bat on this. Ball Tracker rolls in and it is THREE REDS. Liton Das has been sent packing. |
| 0.0 : Hasan Ali to bowl from the opposite end. |
| 86.6 : Hasan Ali to Liton Das, OUT! LBW! Good-length ball, on middle, shaping in sharply. Das looks to defend but misses. He gets rapped on the back pad. Hasan Ali appeals for an LBW but the umpire shakes his head. Hasan Ali convinces Babar Azam to go for a review. UltraEdge shows there is no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows three reds. Only height could have saved him but the Ball Tracker shows wickets hitting and Pakistan are delighted. The on-field call is overturned. They have got the prized |
| 86.5 : The debutant, Yasir Ali makes his way out now. Also, Shaheen Afridi is back on and he replaces Nauman Ali. |
| 87.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR LEG BYES! Bad line from Shaheen Afridi! Onto the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim misses his flick. The ball brushes off the pads and dribbles away to the fine leg fence. |
| 87.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, on leg. Rahim blocks that one from the crease. |
| 87.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, on middle, some hint of away movement. Rahim defends it with soft hands. |
| 87.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, on middle. Rahim gets behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 87.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller in length, on off. Rahim presses forward and defends it with dead bat to point. |
| 87.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, on off. Rahim stays on the back foot and defends it to point. |
| 88.1 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, Good-length ball, outside off. Yasir Ali lets it be. |
| 88.2 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, On a good length, on off, angling in. Yasir Ali covers the sticks and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 88.3 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, Good-length ball, on middle. Yasir Ali is firm in his defence. Blocks it with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 88.4 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, Short ball from Hasan Ali this time, on middle, nipping in. Yasir Ali ducks underneath. |
| 88.5 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, Length ball, in the trajectory of uncertainty, shaping away. Yasir Ali shoulders arms to that. |
| 88.6 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, Good-length ball, on off. Yasir Ali punches it off the back foot towards extra cover. A maiden from Hasan Ali! |
| 89.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, outside off, shaping away. Mushfiqur Rahim leaves it for the keeper to collect. |
| 89.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, This time, it's on a length, on leg. Rahim stands on his toes and clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 89.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, Short ball, on middle. Yasir Ali sways away from the line and sits under it. |
| 89.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, On a good length, outside off, angling away. Yasir Ali dabs it to point. |
| 89.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, Much straighter this time, on top of off. Yasir Ali blocks it towards covers. |
| 89.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, Length ball, down leg. Yasir Ali looks to flick but misses. Mohammad Rizwan dives across to collect the ball. |
| 90.1 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, on off. Rahim defends it back to the bowler. |
| 90.2 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, outside off. An easy leave for Rahim as he shoulders arms. |
| 90.3 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball, on off, shaping away. Mushfiqur Rahim is solid in his defence. |
| 90.4 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, in the fourth stump channel. Mushfiqur Rahim pokes it towards backward point for a single. |
| 90.3 : Review time! Babar Azam takes the review for LBW very late. This isn't a no ball show the replays. No bat involved too. Wickets are missing as this was sliding down leg. Pakistan lose the review. |
| 90.5 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, In-slanter, down leg. Yasir Ali misses his flick. The ball goes off the pads into the keeper's mitts. |
| 91.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Angled on the pads, nudged to the leg side for a run. |
| 91.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, A bouncer around off, Yasir Ali sways back on this occasion. |
| 91.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, FOUR! That is quite a way to get your Test career underway. Pitched up, wider outside off, Yasir Ali presses forward and punches this with authority through cover-point. No stopping that. |
| 90.6 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, NOT OUT! Yasir Ali survives! Good-length ball, angling in, on leg. Yasir Ali looks to defend but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Big appeal from Hasan Ali and Co. for an lbw but is turned down by the umpire. Babar Azam signals 'T' at the last second. It's a fair delivery. Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows wickets missing as it is going down the leg side. Pakistan burn a review. |
| 91.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, Dragged short and outside off, left alone easily. |
| 91.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, Outside off again, shorter, no shot offered by Ali. |
| 91.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Yasir Ali, Fuller outside off, left alone. |
| 92.1 : Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a length, on leg. Rahim clips it to deep square leg. He crosses ends. |
| 92.2 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, Full and on middle, Yasir Ali blocks it out. |
| In comes Mehidy Hasan. |
| 92.4 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Oh! Full-length ball, outside off, shaping away. Mehidy Hasan is stuck at his crease as he look to have a poke at it. The ball zips past the outside edge and carries through to the keeper. |
| 92.5 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, BEATEN AGAIN! Full and around off, nipping away. Mehidy Hasan is stuck at his crease again as he tries to flirt with the ball. He is fortunate to not get an outside edge there. |
| 92.6 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Good-length ball, outside off. Mehidy Hasan leaves it untouched. |
| 93.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, left alone. |
| 92.3 : Hasan Ali to Yasir Ali, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Â Hasan Ali is making the ball talk. Good-length ball, on off, coming back in. Right through the defence as Yasir Ali presses forward to drive but misses. The ball goes through the gap between bat and pad and crashes the stumps behind him. Always a beautiful sight for the bowler. Hasan Ali has been very productive so far and celebrates it with his trademark celebration. He bags his third wicket and sends Yasir Ali back walking. Not a fruitful de |
| 93.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, EDGY FOUR! Shaheen Afridi comes 'round the wicket and angles a length ball, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim looks to tuck this away to the leg side but the outside edge is induced and the ball runs away through point for a boundary. |
| 93.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, dabbed to point now. |
| 93.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller outside off, easily left alone. |
| 93.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Around off, pushed back on the deck. |
| 93.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Outside off, on a length, driven but straight to the point fielder. |
| 94.1 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Fullish now, outside off, the ball stays a touch low and Hasan looks to push it, but the ball sneaks underneath his blade to the keeper. |
| 94.2 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Outside off, no shot offered. |
| 94.3 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Shortish, down the leg side, Hasan gets inside the line and leaves. |
| 94.4 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Good-length ball on off, defended out. |
| 94.5 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Bouncer on middle and leg, Hasan ducks down and watches it sail over him. |
| 94.6 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Mehidy gets underway! Around off, on a length, a solid looking punch through covers. The man in the ring half-stops it and by the time he can collect the ball again, two are taken. |
| 95.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Left alone as this was bowled outside off. |
| 95.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, blocked. |
| 95.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Digs in a short ball around off, Rahim moves away from the line of the ball. |
| 95.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short again, outside off though, dabbed down to gully. |
| 95.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, pushed away to covers. |
| 95.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fullish on off again, Rahim blocks it out. |
| 96.1 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Around off, in the slot too, nicely driven through point by Mehidy Hasan and the batters collect a couple. |
| 96.2 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, This is solidly defended out by Mehidy. |
| 96.3 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, That is defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 96.4 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, This is served outside off, on a length, MH pushes it away to the off side. |
| 96.5 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Fuller, outside off, Mehidy Hasan looks to defend but the ball stays a touch low and beats his outside edge. |
| 96.6 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, On off, played towards mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 97.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Slants across a fuller ball, outside off, Hasan does not fiddle with it. |
| 97.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Around off, kept out. |
| 97.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, In the channel outside off, an easy leave. |
| 97.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Fuller, around off, Hasan pushes this to the mid off region. |
| 97.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Again, in the zone of uncertainty, outside off, Hasan looks to have a poke at this but the ball whistles past his blade to the keeper. |
| 97.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Good-length on off, blocked to point. |
| 98.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Faheem Ashraf starts his spell with a length ball outside off, Rahim watches it sail past him to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Faheem Ashraf (10-2-38-1)Â is brought into the attack now. He replaces Hasan Ali. |
| 98.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slipped down the leg side, Rahim misses his tuck here. |
| 98.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, Faheem Ashraf again sprays this one down the leg side, the tuck is missed yet again. |
| 98.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, good length, punched down to mid on. |
| 98.5 : Mushfiqur Rahim straightaway goes for a review for caught behind. There was a clear sound of something. It's a fair delivery. UltraEdge shows there is a spike as the ball passes the bat. The on-field decision stays and Bangladesh lose a review. |
| Faheem Ashraf to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mushfiqur Rahim has to go back for 91 and the review does not save him. Ashraf serves this on a length, in the fourth stump channel, Rahim looks to defend this close to his body, but it seems like he has nicked this, as the ball goes to Rizwan, who collects and appeals and the finger goes up. Rahim goes for the review straightaway, but there was a loud sound as the ball passed the bat, so it is surprising that he has taken this. UltraE |
| 98.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Taijul Islam, Fuller, outside off, Taijul Islam leans ahead and pushes this to point for one. |
| 98.5 : DRINKS! Pakistan are right on top. Hasan Ali made the ball talk scalping two wickets including the prized wicket of Liton Das. The bowlers will now look to fold Bangladesh before Lunch whereas Bangladesh's lower order will look to survive as much as they can. Taijul Islam is the new batsman in. |
| 99.1 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Loopy ball, on leg. Taijul Islam defends it on the leg side. |
| 99.2 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Full and on leg, Taijul Islam blocks it from the crease. |
| 99.3 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Tosses it up, on off. Taijul Islam prods to defend. The ball goes off the outside edge to backward point. |
| 99.4 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, On middle, kept out. |
| 99.5 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Onto the pads, Taijul Islam turns this to short fine leg. |
| 99.6 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Floats it up, on leg. Taijul Islam defends it out. |
| 0.0 : Sajid Khan to operate now. |
| 100.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Mehidy Hasan knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 100.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Fuller in length, on off. Mehidy Hasan drives it to mid off. |
| 100.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Full and on middle. Hasan drives it off the inner half of the bat back to the bowler. |
| 100.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Length ball, on middle, tucked on the leg side. |
| 100.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! Lucky runs! Back of a length, outside off. Mehidy Hasan looks to punch it to the off side. The ball goes off the inside edge towards fine leg. The fielder from deep square leg tries to stop the ball but fails to do so. A boundary. |
| 100.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! Much better from Mehidy Hasan! Length ball, outside off. Mehidy Hasan drives it towards deep covers for a boundary. |
| 101.1 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Full, on middle. Taijul Islam eases it back to the bowler. |
| 101.2 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, A full toss, on middle. Taijul Islam defends it out. |
| 101.3 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Onto the pads, Taijul Islam clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 101.4 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Flighted ball, on leg. Taijul Islam blocks it out. |
| 101.5 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Tosses it up, around off. Taijul Islam lunges forward to push it back to the bowler. |
| 101.6 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Edged but safe! Tosses it up, around off. Taijul Islam looks to defend but misses. The ball goes off the outside edge through keeper and first slip towards third man. Three runs taken. |
| 102.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Taijul Islam, Outside off, Taijul Islam steers this behind point for one. |
| 102.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Very full, on off. Mehidy Hasan defends it on the off side. |
| 102.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! These are handy runs for Bangladesh! Back of a length, outside off. Mehidy Hasan rides on the bounce and slices it over the slip cordon towards third man for a boundary. |
| 102.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, On off, left alone. |
| 102.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Mehidy Hasan defends it with a dead bat. |
| 102.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Length ball, going down leg. Mehidy Hasan looks to flick but misses. |
| 103.1 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Loopy ball, on off. Taijul Islam presses forward to defend. |
| 103.2 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Tosses it up, around off. Taijul Islam looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 103.3 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, On off, blocked out. |
| 103.4 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Flighted ball, outside off. Left alone. |
| 103.5 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Full and on off, Taijul Islam is solid in his defence. |
| 103.6 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, A maiden! Floats it up on off, Taijul Islam defends it off the front foot. |
| 104.1 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Good timing and good fielding! Fuller in length, on off. Mehidy Hasan drives it to cover. The fielder dives to his right to stop a certain boundary. Faheem Ashraf appreciates the fielder as well. |
| 104.2 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, On a length, on leg. Mehidy Hasan tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 104.3 : Faheem Ashraf to Taijul Islam, Length ball, outside off. Taijul Islam defends it towards covers. |
| 104.4 : Faheem Ashraf to Taijul Islam, Faheem Ashraf comes 'round the wicket, bowls it outside off. Taijul Islam defends it towards covers. |
| 104.5 : Faheem Ashraf to Taijul Islam, Short ball, on leg. Taijul Islam pulls it to deep square leg to collect a single. |
| 104.6 : Faheem Ashraf to Mehidy Hasan, Fuller in length, on middle. Mehidy Hasan clears his front leg and flicks it but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 105.1 : Sajid Khan to Taijul Islam, Tosses it up, around off. Taijul Islam looks to defend but the ball goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. The batters take a single. |
| 105.2 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Quicker, around off. Mehidy Hasan pats it back to the bowler. |
| 105.3 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! Some aggression from Mehidy Hasan! Loopy ball, on off. Mehidy Hasan advances down the track and heaves it towards long off for a boundary. 300 up for Bangladesh with that boundary! |
| 105.4 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, On middle, blocked out. |
| 105.5 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Slower through the air, on middle. Mehidy Hasan defends it out. |
| 105.6 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Flighted ball, on middle. Mehidy Hasan comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. Sajid Khan flings the ball back to Mohammad Rizwan. Little bit of frustration there from the bowler. |
| 106.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Taijul Islam, Very full, outside off. Taijul Islam knocks it towards covers. |
| 0.0 : Change. Shaheen Afridi is into the attack now. 24-7-60-1 are his numbers so far! |
| 106.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Taijul Islam, Bangs in short, on off. Taijul Islam reads the length early and ducks under it with ease. |
| 106.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Taijul Islam, FOUR! Well played! These are precious runs for Bangladesh! Back of a length, outside off. Taijul Islam hops and guides it through covers with soft hands for a boundary. |
| Abu Jayed walks out! |
| 106.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Taijul Islam, OUT! CAUGHT! A lot fuller and straigher this time, outside off. Taijul Islam looks to drive. This time, the ball kisses the outside edge and flies towards first slip where Abdullah Shafique takes a good catch diving to his right. That's smart bowling from Shaheen Afridi. A good change from Babar Azam as it pays dividend. |
| 106.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Abu Jayed, Length ball, going down leg. Left alone. |
| 106.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Abu Jayed, Fuller in length, on middle. Abu Jayed does well to dig it out. |
| 107.1 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, That is defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 107.2 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Short and spinning down the leg side, Mehidy Hasan swivels and hooks this one to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 107.3 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Flighted, around off, kept out. |
| 107.4 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Tossed up, on off, pushed to the leg side. |
| 107.5 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, On off and middle, nudged to the mid-wicket region. |
| 107.6 : Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan, Floated, on off, Hasan skips down and thumps this down to long on for a run. |
| 108.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, A bumper on middle and leg, Mehidy Hasan sits under this one. |
| 108.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, An action replay of the previous delivery. |
| 108.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Short and on the body, Hasan deflects this past the keeper towards fine leg. Mohammad Rizwan gives it chase and throws the ball back into the middle. Two taken. |
| 108.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Short of a length, on off, Hasan defends it out. |
| 108.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! Well played. On a shortish length, around off, Mehidy Hasan pulls this one towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 108.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, A quicker short ball around off this time, Mehidy Hasan gets low and looks to power it to the leg side but misses. |
| 109.1 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Floated, on middle, knocked to the leg side. |
| 109.2 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Tosses it up, around off, kept out. |
| 109.3 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, A solid front-foot defense from Jayed here. |
| 110.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, The batsman has just blocked that from his crease. |
| 110.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Around middle and leg, Hasan looks to flick but misses. |
| 110.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Short, around off, Hasan defends this one out. |
| 110.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Bangs a short ball, on leg. Mehidy Hasan leaves it alone. |
| Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Fuller, angling on middle and leg, Jayed misses his defense and gets hit on the pad. An appeal but turned down. |
| 109.5 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Very full on off, jammed out by Abu. |
| 109.6 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Two leg byes! Good work by Alam. Fuller, on the pads, Abu Jayed and Mohammad Rizwan both miss the ball and the ball runs away to the third man fence. Fawad Alam and Babar Azam give this a chase and Alam pushes the ball back in time. |
| 110.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, On a length, on leg. Tucked on the leg side. |
| 110.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mehidy Hasan, Back of a length, outside off. Mehidy Hasan dabs it towards gully. |
| 111.1 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, FOUR! Nicely played! Too full and slower, outside off. Abu Jayed gets low, waits for the ball to come and smacks it past mid on for a boundary. |
| 111.2 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, On middle, kept out. |
| 111.3 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Flighted, around off, Abu defends it out. |
| 111.4 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Outside off, Abu makes a leave. |
| 111.5 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Fuller on middle and leg, kept out. |
| 111.6 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Floated, on middle, Abu blocks well. |
| 112.1 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Short of a length, around off, dabbed to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Hasan Ali (19-5-45-3) is brought back into the attack. |
| 112.2 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Outside off, on a length, pushed through point. |
| 112.3 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Around off and middle, tapped to the right of the mid on fielder. |
| 112.4 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Short and down the leg side, Hasan makes a leave. |
| 112.5 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! He has smashed that one! What a cracking shot! He hit that very hard. A touch short, outside off, Mehidy Hasan stands tall and hoicks this one over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 112.6 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Around off, on a length, nudged to the leg side for a quick single. |
| 113.1 : Nauman Ali to Mehidy Hasan, On middle and leg, kept out. |
| 113.2 : Nauman Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Floated, outside off, Hasan plays this through mid off for a run. |
| 113.3 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, On off, kept out. |
| 113.4 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, Tossed up, around off, the ball lands and spins away slightly as Jayed looks to defend but misses. |
| 113.5 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, On middle, kept out. |
| 113.6 : Nauman Ali to Abu Jayed, FOUR! Nauman Ali serves this fuller, around off, Abu Jayed gets low and slog-sweeps this hard towards wide long on. There is a man in the deep but the ball runs away to the ropes. |
| 114.1 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Short, around off, kept out. |
| 114.2 : Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan, Short again, outside off, hooked over square leg for a single. |
| 114.3 : Ebadot Hossain is the last batsman to walk in. |
| Hasan Ali to Abu Jayed, OUT! TAKEN! Hasan Ali takes another wicket and Pakistan need one more. Shortish this time, around off, Abu Jayed looks to defend but the extra bounce does him in. He hangs his bat in defense but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to Abdullah Shafique at first slip, who pouches this with ease. |
| 114.4 : Hasan Ali to Ebadot Hossain, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Hasan Ali grabs two-in-two and ends with a 5-fer! He has bowled supremely well today and he will be very happy to end Bangladesh's innings. Around off, on a length, the ball lands and shapes in slightly, Ebadot Hossain looks to defend but misses and the wickets behind take a beating. BANGLADESH END ON 330! |
| Hasan Ali ends with a five-fer and ensured that Bangladesh tailenders does not score much. Bangladesh have been bundled out for 330 and Pakistan will be happy with that after a scary-looking partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das. |
| Pakistan bowlers were right up top on Day 1 at the start as they rattled the top order in pretty quick succession to keep Bangladesh on the back foot. However, they couldn't capitalize after that and the pitch got only better to bat on which meant that the bowlers did not get any purchase and after having the first session to themselves, they toiled and did not manage to get any wicket post the first session on Day 1. On Day 2, the new ball worked pretty well for them and they would have hoped f |
| Opting to bat first, Bangladesh had a nervy start as none of the top 4 could get going and were reeling at 49-4. Things changed for them then as Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim joined hands and fought back showing great resilience and ended Day 1 without any more hiccups where Liton Das also brought up his maiden ton. They were unscathed on Day 1 and the overnight batters would have looked to continue for long but that wasn't the case to be as Liton Das departed early after a good knock of 114. Th |
| The surface still looks good for batting as it hasn't changed much but Bangladesh bowlers will look to do what Pakistan bowlers did today and would try to keep them on the back foot. An interesting session coming up. Do join us for the second session shortly. |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the second session of play here. The Bangladesh players make their way out into the middle now. The openers for Pakistan, Abdullah Shafique and Abid Ali follow them out too. |
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