Pakistan’s pace battery ripped apart Bangladesh’s battling line-up on the first day of the second cricket Test being played in Sylhet on Saturday, with the hosts teetering at 238 for eight wickets, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The situation would have been far worse for the hosts had Litton Das not stood his ground and took his side to a respectable total.
For visitors, Khurram Shahzad took four wickets for 65 runs while Mohammad Abbas grabbed three wickets for 39 runs.
Earlier, Mohammad Abbas struck twice to remove both Bangladeshi openers. Abbas hit the bull’s eye on the second ball of the match when he had Mahmudul Hasan Joy caught at second slip by Salman Agha for naught.
A few overs later, Abbas struck again, this time he caught debutant Tanzid Hasan on his own bowling.
Shahzad Khurram, who replaced Shaheen Shah Afridi in the match, then clean-bowled Mominul Haque for 22 runs.
In the 17th overs, the hosts were able to score 64 runs by losing three top wickets.
Pakistan win toss
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first on the first day of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh being played in Sylhet on Saturday, with star batsman Babar Azam returning to the side.
Bangladesh handed a debut to white-ball opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim in the second and final Test.
Pakistan, trailing 1-0 in the series after a 104-run defeat in Mirpur, left out Imam-ul-Haq to accommodate Babar, who missed the first Test with a knee injury.
The visitors also rested Shaheen Shah Afridi, with Khurram Shahzad coming in, while off-spinner Sajid Khan replaced Noman Ali.
Bangladesh handed a Test cap to Tanzid, with fellow opener Shadman Islam ruled out due to a chest injury sustained during the Mirpur Test.
Shoriful Islam also returned to Test cricket for the first time since November 2024, replacing Ebadot Hossain.
Mahmudul Hasan Joy retained his place at the top of the order despite injury concerns heading into the match.
TEAMS:
Pakistan XI: Azan Awais, Shan Masood (capt), Babar Azam, Abdullah Fazal, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Khurram Shahzad, Sajid Khan, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Abbas
Bangladesh XI: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Kumar Das (wk), Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana