Abid, Abdullah give Pakistan solid platform against Bangladesh
November 27, 2021 10:57 AM
An unbroken opening century stand by Abid Ali and debutant Abdullah Shafique gave Pakistan a solid platform after bowling out Bangladesh for 330 on day two of the first Test in Chittagong on Saturday.
Ali closed in on his fourth Test century to stay unbeaten on 93 while Shafique was batting on 52 as Pakistan reached 145-0 at stumps, 185 shy of Bangladesh's first innings total.
Pace bowler Hasan Ali led Pakistan earlier with the ball, finishing with 5-51, his sixth five-wicket, which kept Bangladesh in check after the hosts resumed with 253-4 in the morning.
Liton Das top-scored with 114 for Bangladesh, adding just one run to his overnight score, while Mushfiqur Rahim, unbeaten on 82 at the end of the opening day's play, fell for 91 runs.
Mehidy Hasan struck an unbeaten 38 to take Bangladesh past 300 before Hasan claimed two wickets in two balls to bring an end to Bangladesh's efforts with the bat.
Pakistan had Bangladesh on the ropes on day one at 49-4 but the hosts fought back thanks to Liton and Mushfiqur.
Pakistan looked sharp right from the start of the second day's play when Hasan trapped Liton leg-before in the second over of the morning.
Struck on his backfoot, Liton was initially given not out but Pakistan successfully reviewed the decision.
Liton, who shared 206 runs with Mushfiqur in the fifth wicket, hit 11 fours and a six in his 233-ball innings.
Hasan then dismissed Yasir Ali for four with a fine in-swinger that rattled the leg and middle stumps of the debutant.
Faheem took a thin edge from the bat of Mushfiqur, effectively ending Bangladesh's chance for a big total.
Mushfiqur struck 11 fours in his 225-ball stay at the crease.
Scoreboard
Scoreboard after Bangladesh's first innings against Pakistan on day two of the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday:
Bangladesh first innings (overnight 253-4)
Shadman Islam lbw b Hasan 14
Saif Hassan c Abid b Shaheen 14
Najmul Hossain c Sajid b Faheem 14
Mominul Haque c Rizwan b Sajid 6
Mushfiqur Rahim c Rizwan b Faheem 91
Liton Das lbw b Hasan 114
Yasir Ali b Hasan 4
Mehidy Hasan not out 38
Taijul Islam c Shafique b Shaheen 11
Abu Jayed c Shafique b Hasan Ali 8
Ebadot Hossain b Hasan Ali 0
Extras (lb 14, w1, n1) 16
Total (all out; 114.4 overs) 330
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Saif), 2-33 (Shadman), 3-47 (Mominul), 4-49 (Najmul), 5-255 (Liton), 6-267 (Yasir), 7-276 (Mushfiqur), 8-304 (Taijul), 9-330 (Jayed), 10-330 (Ebadot)
Bowling: Shaheen 27-8-70-2, Hasan 20.4-5-51-5, Faheem 14-2-54-2 (w1), Sajid 27-5-79-1, Nauman 26-6-62-0 (nb1)
Pakistan first innings
Abid Ali not out 93
Abdullah Shafique not out 52
Extras 0
Total (no wicket; 57 overs) 145
To bat: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Sajid Khan
Bowling: Jayed 10-0-30-0, Ebadot 12-3-31-0, Taijul 19-5-39-0, Mehidy 13-4-33-0, Mominul 3-0-12-0
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Michael Gough (ENG), Sharfuddoula (ENG)
TV Umpire: Gazi Sohel (BAN)
Match Referee: Neeyamur Rashid (BAN)