2024-08-25 03:48:28
Published: 08:51, 23 August 2024 Updated: 08:51, 23 August 2024
Batting time is difficult with the new ball in late afternoon. Bangladesh almost always lose wickets before the break or before the end of the day’s play, at the last minute. Sometimes the attack of the opponent has to be a snack. Sometimes the scale of failure is heavy on our own attention. Bangladesh did not see anything like that in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
After Pakistan declared an innings of 448 runs for 6 wickets, Bangladesh came into bat in the late afternoon. The guests get a chance to bat 12 overs. There was no disaster at the end. Sadman Islam and Zakir Hasan finished the day well with 27 not out. Bangladesh is still behind by 421 runs.
Today, Friday, the third day will be very important for the Test match. Bangladesh wants to bat all day on this day. The coach of the team, David Hemp, came to the press conference at the end of the second day and said that. Pakistan is playing with four pacers in this match. On the second day, Khurram Shahzad joined forces with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Nasim Shah. Muhammad Ali will join them tomorrow. Pace may be a threat for Bangladesh in the fourth quarter. So Hemp said about staying focused.
However, the way the two left-handed batsmen batted. Satisfied batting coach, ‘At the end of the day batting in limited time is always challenging. After five hours of fielding, we went into bat. We are satisfied that we did not lose any wickets. The bigger issue is their batting approach. They are using the places where they can get runs. With the balls that can be released, the decision has also been taken well.
Sadman played an innings of 88 against Pakistan Shaheens in Darwin a few days ago. His partner Zakir has not been on the run for a long time. But both the young openers are capable of big things. Expecting a good start from them, Hemp said, ‘The start tomorrow (today) is important for us. What will happen on the fourth and fifth day of the Test will be seen later. Tomorrow (today) we want to bat all day. It is always good to have 10 wickets in hand. It will give you confidence. Their bowling attack is also good. We have to take that challenge. Our main aim is to bat for a long time. Our plan is to bat session by session. Let’s see what happens.’
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