Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz grabbed 5 wickets to assist Bangladesh skittle Pakistan for 274 on the second day of the second Check in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The 26-year-old recorded his tenth five-wicket haul in Checks to cap a superb day for the vacationers, who wish to win solely their third away collection. Bangladesh completed the day on 10-0 regardless of opener Shadman Islam being dropped by Saud Shakeel off Mir Hamza on the primary ball of the innings. However it was Bangladesh’s bowlers who steered them to a powerful place.
Mehidy dismissed Pakistan captain Shan Masood for 57 and opener Saim Ayub for 58 after the house workforce had been well-placed on 99-1 at lunch.
He produced match-turning figures of 4-21 in Bangladesh’s 10-wicket win within the first Check every week in the past, and snared Khurram Shahzad for 12 after which Mohammad Ali and Abrar Ahmed to finish the innings with 5-61.
Mehidy was ably assisted by quick bowler Taskin Ahmed, who took 3-57.
Agha Salman, dropped on nought by Zakir Hasan off Shakib Al Hasan, was Taskin’s third wicket after scoring 54 with three boundaries and two sixes.
Taskin mentioned he was completely satisfied to be again within the longer format of Check cricket.
“It is a good sporting pitch and we have to bat the total day and get a superb lead,” Taskin mentioned.
“It is nice to be again in pink ball (cricket) after one-and-a-half years. I loved that and tailored effectively.”
Salman mentioned the pitch was higher than the primary Check monitor and may present assist for the spin bowlers.
“In contrast to the primary Check, this wicket has full of life grass and I consider we now have sufficient runs,” he mentioned.
Determined for a win to degree the two-match collection, Pakistan began effectively however misplaced wickets at common intervals to droop from a comparatively sturdy 107-1 on a greenish however gradual Rawalpindi pitch.
Taskin bowled first Check centurion Saud Shakeel for 16, the left-hander having already survived a dropped catch by Mehidy off Nahid Rana on one.
Babar Azam, Pakistan’s greatest batter, fell leg-before to spinner Shakib Al Hasan for 31, having now gone 15 Check innings with no half-century.
The primary day’s play on Friday was washed out because of rain however Pakistan shone with strong batting within the first session.
Masood, below stress after scores of six and 14 within the first Check, hit two boundaries earlier than he fell leg-before to Mehidy within the third over after the lunch break.
Fellow left-hander Ayub was extra aggressive, hitting two sixes and 4 boundaries earlier than he was stumped by wicketkeeper Liton Das off Mehidy.
Taskin, introduced in for the unfit Shoriful Islam as Bangladesh’s solely change, bowled Abdullah Shafique for nought off the sixth ball of the match.
Bangladesh’s 10-wicket win within the first Check, additionally in Rawalpindi, was their first over Pakistan in 14 makes an attempt.
Pakistan made two adjustments from the primary Check, resting spearheads Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah to usher in tempo bowler Hamza and spinner Abrar Ahmed.
The 2-match collection is a part of the World Check Championship, with Pakistan now ranked eighth and Bangladesh seventh within the nine-team desk.
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