Bangladesh vs England, 1st Test, Day 4: Sabbir Rahman scores maiden half-century

As Bangladesh play England in the first Test of the series, middle-order Sabbir Rahman scored a much needed half-century on Day Four. Sabbir was among the four players who made their Test debut with the match and with his half-century, kept the hosts in contest. Bangladesh are scheduled to play two Tests starting with the...

As Bangladesh play England in the first Test of the series, middle-order Sabbir Rahman scored a much needed half-century on Day Four. Sabbir was among the four players who made their Test debut with the match and with his half-century, kept the hosts in contest. Bangladesh are scheduled to play two Tests starting with the one at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Bangladesh on Day Four lost a few early wickets chasing 286 put up by England but it was Sabbir who built up the most crucial partnership with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim to add runs and stability to their innings. FULL Cricket Scorecard: Bangladesh vs England 1st Test at Chittagong

England resumed batting on Sunday morning in a hope to add some more to their already challenging target but their innings did not last long. While they had ended Day Three at 288 for 8, they could only add 11 more runs before losing 2 wickets. Stuart Broad departed early on the day, being run out, and Taijul Islam dismissed Gareth Batty a couple of overs later to end England’s innings at 240 all out, letting Bangladesh to chase 286.

Shakib Al Hasan remained the most successful bowler for Bangladesh in this innings, bagging 5 wickets. He also surpassed the 150 wickets mark in Tests during the innings.

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