2024-09-03 16:15:35
:: Summary Score ::
Pakistan 2nd innings: 9/2 (in 3.4 overs)
Bangladesh 1st innings: 262/10 (78.4 overs)
Pakistan 1st innings: 274/10 (85.1 overs)
Batting in the second innings, Pakistan ended the third day losing 2 wickets while scoring 9 runs. Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud has taken both the wickets. He caught Abdullah Shafiq behind the wicket in the second over. After an over, Khurram Shahzad, who came in as the nightwatchman, was called by Bold on the fourth ball. The umpires immediately declared the end of the day’s play. The hosts ended the third day with 9 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 3.4 overs. They are ahead of Bangladesh by 27 runs.
Before that, Bangladesh lost 6 wickets after scoring 26 runs and were all out for 262 runs on Liton Das’s 138 and Mehdi Hasan Miraj’s 78 runs. Pakistan lost all wickets in their first innings for 274 runs.
Hasan’s attack on the Pakistan camp at the beginning:
Pakistan lost wickets in the second innings. They lost the wicket of Abdullah Shafiq in the second over. Shafiq caught Hasan Mahmud’s fifth ball behind the wicket. He scored 2 runs in 10 balls.
Bangladesh all out for 262 runs:
Finally Bangladesh’s innings stopped at 262 runs. Pakistan lead by 12 runs.
Losing 6 wickets in 26 runs, Bangladesh went up to 262 with Liton Das’s century and Mehdi Hasan Miraj’s impeccable batting. Lytton-Miraj made a partnership of 165 runs for the seventh wicket and built the foundation of fighting capital by handling the disaster. After 191 runs, Mirage returned with 78 runs with 12 fours and 1 six, but Lytton completed his fourth career century. In the end, after playing 228 balls, he scored 138 runs with 13 fours and 4 sixes and was dismissed for 262 runs. In that run, Bangladesh were all out when Nahid Rana was LBW.
With the ball, Pakistan pacer Khurram Shahzad took 6 wickets with 90 runs including 3 maidens in 21 overs. And Mir Hamza and Salman Agha took 2 wickets each.
Lytton returned after playing an innings of 138 runs:
Finally, Liton returned with the team at the head of 262 runs. Before that he played an epic innings of 138 runs off 228 balls with 13 fours and 4 sixes. He was caught by Saeem Ayyub at long on as Salman Agar bowled the ball.
Bangladesh after two and a half centuries:
Bangladesh crossed 250 runs with the bat of Liton Das and Hasan Mahmud. At the end of 74 overs, Bangladesh collected 251 for 8 wickets. Liton 130 and Hasan batting for 10 runs. Bangladesh is 23 runs behind Pakistan’s innings.
Lytton’s century after 832 days:
Liton Kumas Das’ last century came on 23 May 2022 against Sri Lanka at home. 832 days have passed since then. Finally saw his fourth career century. He touched the magical figure of three with 11 fours and 2 sixes after playing 171 balls in the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Sunday. This is his second century abroad and against Pakistan. Earlier he got one in Chittagong in 2021. He also scored another century against New Zealand in 2022.
Bangladesh over 200 runs:
When Bangladesh came down to bat in the morning and lost 6 wickets for 26 runs, did anyone even think that the visitors’ team collection would reach 200? But changing everyone’s thoughts, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Liton Das stood through the wall. They put on a 165-run stand for the seventh wicket to take the team’s total to 191. After that, Taskin Ahmed left quickly, but Liton pulled the party collection with Hasan Mahmud. Bangladesh has already crossed 200 runs with his bat. At the end of 61 overs, Bangladesh collected 203 runs for 8 wickets. Liton 91 and Hasan batting with 1 run.
Bangladesh lost eighth wicket at tea break:
Bangladesh lost another wicket after 9 balls of Mehdi Hasar’s Miraj return. Taskin Ahmed departed after the team scored 193 runs. Khurram Shahzad bowled Taskin to a angled delivery. The ball hits his pads. The umpire responded to the strong appeal. After playing 5 balls, Taskin returned to Sajghar with 1 run. Liton Das is batting with 83 runs. He is only 17 runs away from the century.
Mirage returned with a pair of 165 runs:
Mehedi Hasan Miraj finally returned after forming an epic duo with Liton Das standing in the rubble. Mirage-Litton pulled Bangladesh to 191 runs after losing 6 wickets for 26 runs. Miraj finally returned to Sajghar with an impeccable pair of 165 runs. He was cut and bowled by Khurram Shahzad after the team scored 191 runs. Played 124 balls with 12 fours and 1 six and played a sparkling and valuable innings of 78 runs. It was Khurram’s fifth wicket. Fifer went into his pocket for 73 runs in 14 overs.
150 in the pair of Liton-Mirage
The pair of Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Liton crossed 150 runs. Bangladesh is gradually reducing the gap with Pakistan due to the welfare of this pair. The pair of Lytton-Mirage is the highest run-scoring duo from fifty or less to 150.
So far the collection of Mirage-Litton pair is 162 runs. This is the highest run pairing after losing 6 wickets before fifty in Test cricket.
Pakistan’s Abdur Razzaq and Kamran Akmal put on a 115-run partnership after losing 6 for 39 against India in the Karachi Test in 2006.
Bangladesh collected 188 runs for 6 wickets in 49.5 overs. Liton 80 off 120 balls and Mirage unbeaten on 77 off 116 balls.
Mirage on the record page
Mirage reached a record after scoring a fifty in the first innings. Batting at number eight, he is the fourth batsman in the world to play a fifty-touch innings. Three people have achieved this feat before him. They are Charlie Absolom of England, Moeen Ali of Pakistan and Joshua Da Silva of West Indies.
Besides, Mirage took fifty and 5 wickets in the same Test for the second time in his career. Shakib Al Hasan is above Miraz in this place. He has achieved this feat eight times.
Mirage’s third consecutive fifty
Mirage picked up the third fifty in a row. Mirage scored his eighth career fifty with 81 balls off 9 fours. Earlier, he played an unbeaten 81 in the second innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka and 77 runs in the only innings of the first Test against Pakistan.
Lytton’s fifty, Mirage’s partnership with hundred
When Liton and Mirage come to the crease, the team is going like this. 6 wickets for 34 runs. 125 runs were still needed to avoid the follow-on. Bangladesh successfully crossed it with the pair of two middle order batsmen. In the seventh wicket, both of them are unbroken at an average of 104 runs.
Liton Das picked up the fifty. This batsman reached his personal fifty by hitting 8 fours in 82 balls. Miraj is waiting for Fifty at the other end.
Mirage-Liton in the record pages
Mirage and Liton wrote their names in the record book in the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Two Bangladeshi batsmen are in the second place to reach the pair of centuries after losing 6 wickets for the lowest run. Mirage-Litton reached the century pair after falling 6 wickets for 26 runs.
Two West Indies batsmen Cruma Bonner and Joshua De Silva are on the first place in this list. The two hit 6-for-16 centuries in the Fall Test against Sri Lanka in the 2021-22 season.
Meanwhile, this is the third time in the history of Test cricket that a pair has reached a century after losing 6 wickets for fifty runs or less.
Bangladesh resisted with the bat of Liton-Miraj at the midday break
After losing 6 wickets for 26 runs, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Liton Das put up resistance for the rest of the first session. There was no danger for Bangladesh in the rest of the batting of these two. Nazmul Hossain’s team went to the midday break without worry.
Liton and Mirage made an unbroken partnership of 49 runs. Mirage is unbeaten on 33 runs and Liton on 13 runs. 24 overs were played in the first session, Bangladesh lost 6 wickets to score 65 runs.
Mirage-Litton’s bat to protect Bangladesh’s standard
After losing 6 wickets for 26 runs, the bat of Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan Miraj saved Bangladesh’s value. Bangladesh’s fear of being all out for the lowest number of runs in Tests is over. Along with that, both of them crossed fifty runs of the team.
Minimum run threat
Not only the follow on, Bangladesh is also getting the lowest run threat in the Test history of Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s lowest total in any Test innings so far is 43. In 2018, Bangladesh was bowled out in the 50s against the West Indies. Can you pass it today?
Follow on
On the morning of the third day, the follow-on is eye-catching in Bangladesh. Khurram Shehzad and Mir Hamzar lost 6 wickets for 26 runs and Bangladesh is trembling with the fear of follow on. Bangladesh need 75 runs to avoid follow on.
Pakistan bowled randomly Bangladesh
Khurram Shehzad appeared like Yam for Bangladesh batters on the third morning. He took three wickets one by one. Zakir Hasan, Sadman Islam and captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto went back to the dressing room after this Pakistani pacer. Muminul Haq also went back on their way.
Bangladesh has lost 4 wickets within 20 runs. Except for one Sadman, no one else could score runs in the double-digit quota. Khurram 3 and Mir Hamza took 1 wicket.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan are at the crease.
Khurram also returned Sadman
Bangladesh lost two openers on the morning of the third day. Sadman Islam departed after Zakir Hasan’s departure. Khurram Shehzad got both wickets. Khurram’s back of a length ball swung brilliantly. Sadman misses the line while playing onside. The ball dodges the bat and hits the leg stump.
Sadman scored 10 runs off 23 balls with 1 four. Muminul Haque is the new batsman in Ktij.
Zakir Hasan departed at the beginning
Zakir Hasan departed at the beginning of the third day. The opener was trapped by Abrar Ahmed at short mid-wicket while flicking Khurram Shehzad. Bangladesh lost their first wicket. Zakir scored 1 run from 16 balls. New batsman Nazmul Hossain is calm on the wicket.
Bangladesh’s target lead
Bangladesh are going to bat in their first innings on the morning of the third day of the Rawalpindi Test. After bowling Pakistan to three hundred on the second day, now Bangladesh’s aim is to cross that and move ahead with the lead. For that purpose, two openers, Sadman Islam and Zakir Hasan, who were unbeaten the previous day, will go into bat today.