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Brilliant Sajid Khan puts Pakistan on top in second Test

Bangladesh were decreased to 76-7 after Pakistan stated their very first innings at 300-4

Off-spinner Sajid Khan asserted a career-best 6-35 as Pakistan decreased Bangladesh to 76-7 and also generated a twinkle of hope of compeling a lead to the 2nd and also last Examination on Tuesday.

After day 3 was rinsed, Pakistan returned to the 4th day from 188-2 and also stated at 300-4 after lunch. After that Sajid reached function up until stumps was called a hr early as a result of poor light. Bangladesh tracked by 224 runs and also still required 25 go to prevent the follow-on at the end of a remarkable day.

Bangladesh’s last resort to prevent the follow-on was Shakib Al Hasan on 23. Taijul Islam was with him, the tailender yet to rating after encountering 10 rounds.

With the light not enough to enable anymore than simply the one over from quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, rewriters Sajid and also Nauman Ali bowled non-stop in a determined quote to win the rain-hit video game.

Rainfall and also poor light have actually consumed most of the video game and also simply 63.2 overs were feasible in the last 3 days.

Nauman was somewhat luckless, winding up without an arch, yet he provided the control that permitted Sajid to tear with the Bangladesh schedule.

Sajid rejected almost captain Mominul Haque, that was gone out for 1 by a straight hit from Hasan Ali at factor.

The Bangladesh batsmen, nonetheless, additionally welcomed the problem by playing rash shots as if it was a Twenty20 video game.

Opener Mahmudul Hasan Delight obtained a duck on his launching after jabbing at a flighted shipment to slide, and also his opening up companion Shadman Islam was befuddled by additional bounce.

Mominul was gone out, and also Bangladesh mosted likely to tea at 22-3.

Experienced batsman Mushfiqur Rahim grew the situation by playing a slog-sweep to present his arch for 5.

Liton Das, that struck 114 and also 59 in the very first Examination, got on 6 wen he billed Sajid, while Mehidy Hasan was bowled for a duck while attempting to move a distribution that transformed dramatically.

After a postponed begin as a result of morning rainfall and also a damp outfield, Pakistan racked up quickly in a proposal to tax Bangladesh.

Babar Azam and also Azhar Ali included just 5 go to their collaboration prior to it completed on 123 for the 3rd arch. Azhar top-edged a distribution from quick bowler Ebadot Hossain on 56, and also Babar promptly complied with, leg previously on 76 to offer quick bowler Khaled Ahmed his first Examination arch.

Bangladesh were back in the competition, yet Fawad Alam and also Mohammad Rizwan had fun with care to incorporate for a 107-run unbeaten fifth-wicket stand. Both of them got to half-centuries– Rizwan on 53 and also Alam on 50– when Babar stated the innings.

Taijul Islam led Bangladesh with 2-73.

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