2024-08-24 01:48:26
Bangladesh’s batting in Test is a sad story. But it was a different day in Rawalpindi. Sadman Islam-Mushfiqur Rahimra batted like a praise. Opponent tired-tired-annoying and then hit back! It’s like a bee circling around and dripping stings.
On such a day, Bangladesh took the third day in the first innings of Rawalpindi Test in four fifty. They ended the day on Friday with 316 runs for 5 wickets. Still trailing by 132 runs. However, two batsmen Mushfiq and Liton Das have been set at the crease. Their bat shows hope to the team.
Sadman Islam started the fight of the day. The left-handed opener played an innings of 93 runs after coming down to play Tests after almost two and a half years. He hit 12 fours in an innings of 183 balls. Muminul Haque formed a great pair with him. Returned exactly 50 runs. Then at the end of the day, Mushfiq’s 55 and Liton’s 52 gave satisfaction.
Zakir Hasan departed for 12 runs at the start of the day. Mohammad Rizwan took a great diving catch behind the wicket off Nasim Shahr. Then Sadman and Nazmul Hossain tried to fight peacefully. But he could not stay calm. Khurram Shahzad’s brilliant delivery at the round of the wicket went through the gap of the Bangladesh captain’s bat-pad and hit the stumps.
Muminul Haque went to the crease and started comfortably. Sadman accompanied him. The couple gathered. Bangladesh did not lose any more wickets before lunch. Just before lunch, Sadman reached his fifty by pulling a boundary off Nasim Shah’s short delivery. After that, Muminul picked up the fifty.
Muminul bowled Shahzad after reaching his fifty in 75 balls. Break the pair of 94 runs. Sadman was moving towards Shatran. He made another fifty-run partnership with Mushfiqur. But just before the tea break Sadman had to return disappointed. He too was bowled by a gap in the bat-pad.
Shakib Al Hasan’s start was smooth but could not last. His outing was very poor. The erratic bowler poked a long outside ball from Saim Ayyub and took a simple catch at cover. The rest of the story belongs to Mushfiq and Liton. Lytton was a little uncomfortable at first, but once he settled down, he didn’t care.
In the late afternoon, Liton wielded the sword with the bat. Especially Naseem Shah’s 18 runs in one over was worth watching. He left the crease on the first ball and hit a beautiful lofted shot for four. Then two more fours through long leg and square leg. After that, he sent the ball out of the stadium with a hook.
Lytton’s fifty came off 52 balls. 8 fours and 1 six. At the other end, Mushfiq scored 104 balls in two boundaries out of Afridi’s three balls. At the same time, Mushfiqur will also reach 15 thousand runs in his international career. The two spent the rest of the day without a hitch.