Pakistan are in dire straits. After shedding the primary Check towards Bangladesh, the Shan Masood-led facet is gazing a defeat within the second Check too. If it occurs, it is going to be a humiliating clean-sweep at house. Pacemen Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana shared 9 wickets on Monday to set Bangladesh heading in the right direction for victory over Pakistan earlier than rain stopped play on the fourth day of the second Check. Hasan took 5-43 whereas Nahid added 4-44 — each career-best figures — in dismissing Pakistan for 172 of their second innings and giving the guests a goal of 185 to safe a 2-0 sequence win in Rawalpindi.
Openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam raced to 42 with out loss, with Zakir hitting two sixes and two boundaries, earlier than rain clouds gathered and dangerous mild suspended play one over after the tea break.
The day noticed a humorous second as Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed clumsily entered the sphere. Web although it was because of the worry of getting timed out.
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Abrar Ahmed working quick to the crease afraid of getting ‘timed out’.
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Bangladesh lead the two-match sequence 1-0 after a shock win in Rawalpindi final month, their first in 14 Assessments towards Pakistan.
They’ve received solely two sequence away from house — towards the West Indies in 2009 and Zimbabwe in 2021 — and wish one other 143 runs on the ultimate day on Tuesday to safe victory.
Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie acknowledged that Bangladesh had been favourites.
“The percentages are in all probability in favour of Bangladesh and we do not shrink back from that,” mentioned Gillespie, who’s teaching Pakistan for his first sequence.
“We all know what can occur, however we took six for 26 within the first innings so we all know that we are able to have an effect with the ball.”
Pakistan had been 117-6 at lunch, with Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha preventing to save lots of the hosts earlier than Hasan ended their 55-run stand.
Hasan had Rizwan caught behind for 43 and had Mohammad Ali caught within the slips on the subsequent ball for a golden duck to depart Pakistan teetering on 136-8.
Salman, who top-scored with 47, added 27 for the final wicket with Mir Hamza earlier than Hasan wrapped up the innings along with his fifth wicket, getting Hamza caught within the slip.
“It is very joyful,” Hasan mentioned of his first five-wicket haul. “We’re very blissful to win the primary recreation and now have an opportunity to win one other one.”
“We tried to bowl in line with our plans and stored taking wickets,” he mentioned. “I’m delighted that I contributed to my staff’s good place.”
The morning session belonged to 21-year-old Nahid, who dismissed Shan Masood (28), Babar Azam (11) and Saud Shakeel (two).
Pakistan took their in a single day rating of 9-2 to 47-2 in 10 overs on Monday earlier than Bangladesh broke by means of with three wickets for 18 runs.
Saim Ayub fell for 20 to a superb catch by Najmul Hossain at mid-off because the opener did not maintain down a drive off quick bowler Taskin Ahmed.
Nahid then had Pakistan skipper Masood caught behind by Liton off a wild shot earlier than getting the prized wicket of Azam, caught at slip off a pointy supply in his subsequent over.
Nahid grabbed his third by dismissing Shakeel and went to lunch with figures of 3-22 off 5 overs.
With AFP inputs
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