Liton Das hit a combating hundred to raise Bangladesh from a precarious 26-6 to 262 all out on Sunday, in a outstanding turnaround that left the second Check in Rawalpindi inside both staff’s grasp. The 29-year-old hit 138 over the course of a marathon 333 minutes and introduced Bangladesh again into the match with a combating 165-run seventh-wicket stand alongside Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who scored a pugnacious 78. At shut on the third day, Bangladesh struck again to go away Pakistan on a sluggish 9-2, with opener Abdullah Shafique dismissed for 3 and nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad falling with out scoring — each to pacer Hasan Mahmud.
Saim Ayub was not out on six as the house staff lead by 21 runs, and Pakistan might want to bat well to clinch a series-levelling win after dropping the primary Check, additionally in Rawalpindi, by 10 wickets.
Bangladesh’s win final week was their first in 14 makes an attempt towards Pakistan.
The spotlight of the day was Das and Mehidy’s match-turning stand.
On high of that, Das added 69 with tail-ender Mahmud (13 not out) in a 24.5-over ninth wicket stand, equalling the partnership report towards Pakistan and leaving the house staff annoyed.
Das, dropped on 90 by spinner Abrar Ahmed off his personal bowling, hit a late minimize off the identical bowler to achieve his fourth Check hundred. He lastly holed out to Agha Salman at long-on.
Das, who got here to the crease with Bangladesh tottering at 26-5, cracked 13 boundaries and 4 sixes, including an enormous 236 for the final 4 wickets.
Earlier, Pakistan have been put in a powerful place by pacer Shahzad’s career-best 6-90 and Mir Hazma (2-50) within the morning session, however they have been left wanting thereafter.
Das and Mehidy’s stable stand took benefit of an eased-out Rawalpindi stadium pitch within the second session of the rain-affected Check, which noticed Friday’s first day washed out.
Shahzad, who had taken 4-15 in his first spell, had Mehidy caught and bowled off a miscued drive two overs earlier than tea to finish Pakistan’s lengthy and irritating anticipate the seventh wicket.
Das and Mehidy are the primary pair in Exams so as to add 150 or extra runs for the seventh or decrease wicket from a staff whole below 50 runs.
Mehidy, who took 5-61 on Saturday, hit 12 boundaries and a six as he handed 50 for the eighth time in Exams.
Bangladesh resumed at first of the day on 10-0, however Shahzad quickly had opener Zakir Hasan caught by Abrar Ahmed at quick midwicket for one within the fourth over.
Shahzad then bowled Shadman Islam (10) and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (4) within the area of 4 deliveries to scale back Bangladesh to 20-3.
On the different finish, Hamza had Mominul Haque caught by Mohammad Ali at mid-on for one after which eliminated first Check centurion Mushfiqur Rahim for 3, caught behind by Mohammad Rizwan from a stupendous outswinger.
Shahzad made it 26-6 by trapping Shakib Al Hasan lbw for 2 earlier than Mehidy and Das dug in.
Shahzad’s earlier finest figures have been 3-45 in his debut Check towards Australia at Perth final yr.
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