2024-09-02 03:10:15
:: Summary Score (End of Day 2) ::
Bangladesh 1st innings: 10/0 (2 overs)
Pakistan 1st innings: 274/10 (85.1 overs)
After being washed away by rain on the first day of the Rawalpindi Test, Bangladesh showed strength on the second day. Nazmul Hossain Shantar’s team took the day with the power of the bowlers. Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for 274 runs in the first innings and ended the day conceding 10 runs without a wicket in their first innings. Sadman Islam and Zakir Hasan will come out to bat on the third day tomorrow morning.
Earlier, after losing the toss and going to bat, Pakistan fell to the Bangladeshi pacers in the beginning. Abdullah Shafiq departed at the beginning. After that, captain Shan Masood and other opener Saim Ayyub put up resistance. The two took the first session to themselves. Picked up fifty. However, Bangladesh showed strength in the second session.
Mirage dismissed Masud who scored 57 runs from 69 balls first. Then this spinner returned to Sime who scored 58 runs off 100 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Pakistan’s innings collapsed after that. Except one Salman Agha, no one else could touch the house of fifty. Taskin brought back Salman playing an innings of 54 runs off 95 balls.
Mehdi Hasan Miraj took maximum 5 wickets for Bangladesh. This is the 10th fifer of his Test career. Also after 14 months Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets in Tests. Nahid Rana and Shakib Al Hasan took 1 wicket each.
Pakistan stopped at 274 runs in Mirage Jadu
Bangladesh brought back the repetition of the first test in the second test. Pakistan were bowled out before 300 in the first innings by Mirage magic. Bangladesh took Pakistan’s last two wickets in two consecutive balls. Taskin-Miraj shared the last two wickets. That’s why Pakistan were all out for 274 runs in the first innings.
Pakistan’s last wicket was Mirage’s fifth. Bangladesh’s right-arm off-spinner took 5 wickets for 61 runs. Mirage took five wickets ten times in the innings.
Taskin returned Salman
Salman Ali finally returned. Once a fielder’s miss, another time due to Bangladesh’s lack of review, Salman, who survived, was trying to bat aggressively in the rush to score quick runs. However, he was caught by Shakib at the boundary when Taskin’s ball went through square leg (54 runs from 95 balls). Pakistan runs 274 for 9 wickets.
Mirage’s four for Muhammad Ali’s departure
Mehdi Hasan Miraj is showing glimpses in Rawalpindi’s wicket. Pakistani batsmen are disorientated by his whirlwind. Muhammad Ali survived with a catch in the previous over but did not last long. Due to Miraj, Sadman Islam was caught in the slip and had to leave.
Pakistan lost their eighth wicket. Mirage alone has occupied half of this. After the first Test, he has a chance to take five wickets in the innings in this Test as well. Pakistan runs 246 for 8 wickets. Salman is surviving at one end with 35 runs.
Farewell to Khurram as Miraj’s third victim
Mehdi Hasan Miraj brought back the repeat of the first test in the second test in Rawalpindi. This spinner is picking up wickets in the light of spin on the second day. This time, Khurram Shehzad departed as the third victim.
Khurram went to pick up the ball taken by Miraj’s turn. However, he could not match the bat and the ball properly. The ball goes to Shakib Al Hasan standing at mid-off. Pakistan lost the seventh wicket.
Rizwan defeated by Nahid Rana’s pace
Nahid Rana was creating a storm of speed from the beginning. But he could not see the wicket. Finally, in the late afternoon, a smile appeared on his face. The long-bodied pacer returned Pakistan’s last reliable batsman by sending off Mohammad Rizwan.
Nahid returned Rizwan with a great delivery caught by Nazmul Hossain. This is his first wicket in the second Test. Before this over he was wicketless with 45 runs after bowling 11 overs.
Pakistan lost the sixth wicket in the dismissal of Rizwan. Their run is 212 for 6 wickets. Khurram Shehzad is on the wicket with Agha Salaman (17).
Bangladesh took the second session
Only 1 wicket fell in the first session. On the other hand, Pakistan’s runs crossed the hundred mark. But in the second session, Bangladesh turned around brilliantly. Nazmul Hossain’s team is relaxed before going to the tea break.
In the second session, Bangladesh took 4 wickets with 84 runs in 30 overs. Bangladesh bowlers have taken wickets by putting pressure on Pakistan batsmen in this session. Miraj-Shakib showed power. Along with that, Taskin and Nahid Ranara showed glimpses of speed.
Shakib broke Babur’s resistance
Babar Azam was playing at one end. Once set with a single double, he was hitting the boundary. It seemed that he would play a big innings. But Shakib Al Hasan did not let him go far. He trapped the former Pakistani captain leg before with a great delivery.
Shakib left the flight delivery hanging. Babar brought the danger while playing on the back foot. The ball did not turn. It went straight and hit Babar’s pad. The umpire raised his finger to request an out. Babar also did not take the review. Babar got out after scoring 31 runs off 77 balls. Rizwan’s new partner at the crease is Agha Salman.
Mushfiq left the field due to shoulder pain
Hasan Mahmood’s delivery was straightened by Mohammad Rizwan. Mushfiqur Rahim at mid-wicket dived to block it. However, Mushfiq could not block the boundary. This batsman got pain in his left shoulder with a reverse dive. After a while, he left the field with the team’s physio.
Taskin took revenge for Mirage’s catch miss
Soud Shakeel can consider himself unlucky. Mehdi Hasan Miraj gave him life by leaving a simple catch in the beginning. But the Pakistani batsman could not use it. Instead of his teammate’s missed catch, Taskin bowled Shakeel. Shakil departed after scoring 16 runs.
Miraj also returned Saim after Masud
After Shan Masood, another set batsman, Saim Ayyub, was also returned by Mehdi Hasan Miraj. Sime was leading the team past fifty. Miraj set a trap for him too. Miraj hung the ball. The Pakistani opener couldn’t handle the temptation after seeing the bait. Left the crease and went for a slog, the ball landed on the side of the bat in Lytton’s gloves. Lytton did the rest after dropping two bells.
Sime scored 58 runs off 100 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Soud Shakeel is with Babar Azam at the crease.
Miraj sent off Masood
Shan Masood was attacking at one end after the wicket fell in the beginning. He also picked up a fifty playing ODI style. However, the Pakistan captain could not survive even after being set. After the mid-day break, Mehdi Hasan Miraj brought back Masud.
Mirage hangs the ball at good length. It fell on the pitch and hit Masud’s front pad with a turn. A strong appeal arose. The umpire also raised his finger. The Pakistan captain took the review. But it did not help. The review shows that the ball hit the stumps. As a result, Masud had to leave.
Masud played an innings of 57 runs off 69 balls. There were only 2 fours in his innings. The remaining runs were run. It was set. What was left was a big innings game. Miraj brought relief to the Bangladesh camp without letting that happen.
Masud’s fifty, Bangladesh’s disappointing session
Everyone applauded the fielding decision to win the toss after Taskin Ahmed struck in the first over. However, the two Pakistani batsmen Shan Masood and Saim Ayyub gave disappointment to Nazmul Hussain during the rest of the first session of the second day of the Rawalpindi Test. The duo went wicketless in the first session.
Pakistan took the first session with the unbroken pair of the two. At the mid-day break, Pakistan were 99 for 1. Masud was unbeaten on 53 from 62 balls and Saim was unbeaten on 43 from 83 balls. Hasan, Nahid Rana and Mehdi Hasan Miraj have spent more than 4 and a half runs per over so far.
Masud’s Fifty
Pakistan captain Shan Masood picked up fifty after losing the wicket. The Pakistan captain made a fifty in just 54 balls in the counter attack. This is his tenth fifty in 35 matches. Masud hit only two fours to reach the milestone. Most of the runs have been run. Great set up.
Pakistan collected 94 runs for 1 wicket in 23 overs. Masood is playing for 50 and Ayub 41 runs.
Sime-Masud’s fifty, Bangladesh in search of wickets
Saim Ayyub and Shan Masood are taking the team forward after handling the initial shock. Pakistan has turned in this pair. In the meantime, two left-handed batsmen have made a fifty-touch partnership. Meanwhile, Nazmul Hossain Shanto is using bowlers one after another in search of wickets. But the result is not coming.
Taskin’s wicket in the first over
Taskin Ahmed got a wicket in his first over after returning to Test after 14 months. At the beginning, the Bangladeshi pacer showed glimpses after getting the new ball in hand. Pakistani opener Asad Shafiq sent off.
Shafiq tested the first five overs brilliantly. He bowled the last ball slightly outside the off stump to a good length. By inswinging, Abdullah Shafiq hit the stumps by melting the gap between the bat and the pad. Bangladesh Matlo in the joy of falling the first wicket.
One change in Bangladesh and two changes in Pakistan
Bangladesh entered the field with one change in the second test. Taskin Ahmed got a chance in place of pacer Shariful Islam. Shariful sustained minor injuries.
Bangladesh XI: Sadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Hossain (Captain), Muminul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (Vice-Captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.
Meanwhile, there are two changes in Pakistan’s XI. It was already known that Shaheen Afridi is not staying in this match. Another pacer Nasim Shah did not get a place in the eleven. Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed and left-arm pacer Mir Hamza entered the Pakistan team in place of Afridi and Naseem.
Pakistan XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Khurram Shehzad, Mir Hamza, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Ali.