Bangladesh were struggling at 114-5 in their second innings at stumps on the penultimate day of the second and final Test against Pakistan in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Published: Dec 20, 2011, 06:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 20, 2011, 06:14 PM (IST)
Pakistan players celebrate the fall of a wicket against Bangladesh © AFP
Dhaka: Dec 20, 201
Bangladesh were struggling at 114-5 in their second innings at stumps on the penultimate day of the second and final Test against Pakistan in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Bangladeshi left-arm spinner Shakibal Hasan finished with 6-82 as Pakistan were bowled out for 470 in their first innings before tea in reply to the hosts’ 338.
Shakib, who smashed a career-best 144 in the first innings, became the first Bangladeshi to score a century and take five or more wickets in a Test.
He took five of the seven Pakistani wickets to fall in the day to complete his ninth haul of five or more wickets in a Test innings.
Younis Khan (49), Asad Shafiq (42) and Abdur Rehman (24) were the other main scorers as Pakistan batted steadily in the opening two sessions to strengthen their position.
Bangladesh’s fielding remained below par as they let off Misbah and Shafiq in the opening session and Akmal in the second after having dropped three catches on Monday.
Misbah played handsome shots in his 14th Test half-century, driving paceman Nazmul Hossain through the covers and then straight for two successive fours before twice reverse-sweeping left-arm spinner Elias Sunny for boundaries.
But he was lucky to survive soon after completing his 50 as Robiul Islam dropped an easy catch at mid-on off Shakib. He eventually fell sweeping, caught by Mohammad Mahmudullah in the slips off Shakib.
The Pakistani skipper hit 11 fours in his 123-ball knock.
Shafiq, who made a century in the opening Test in Chittagong, started impressively, cutting and flicking fast bowler Shahadat Hossain for two boundaries in an over before being trapped leg-before by seamer Robiul.
Sunny got a wicket with his second delivery of the day when he had Younis caught behind after the batsman had added just one run to his overnight score of 48.
Sunny had a chance to take another wicket but Mahmudullah dropped Shafiq on 36 a few overs before the lunch break.
Pakistan lead 1-0 in the series after winning the first Test by an innings and 184 runs.
Pakistan lead 1-0 in the series after winning the first Test by an innings and 184 runs.(AFP)
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 338 and 114 for 5 (Mahmudullah 32, Nasir Hossain 30; Umar Gul 2 for 23, Aizaz Cheema 2 41) trail Pakistan 470 (Taufeeq Umar 130, Misbah-ul-Haq 70, Adnan Akmal 53; Shakib Al Hasan 6 for 82, Nazmul Hossain 2 for 61) by 18 runs
