Pakistan closed the opening day of the second Check match with 21 for no loss in six overs, trailing by one other 257 runs, after pacers Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali shared 9 wickets to dismiss Bangladesh for 278 in 77 overs right here on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
After they had been inserted in by Shan Masood, Bangladesh had been reeling at 116-6 in 38.2 overs after which 176-7 when Litton Das helped them recuperate with a 126-run knock off 159 balls as he shared two half-century partnerships with Taijul Islam and Shoriful Islam decrease down the order.
Pakistan’s breakout stars of the primary Check Azan Awais (13 not out, 20b, 3x4s) and Abdullah Fazal (8 not out, 16b, 1×4) opened the innings with 36 balls to see off the day as incumbent opener Imam-ul-Haq made approach for Babar Azam within the enjoying XI.
Azan and Abdullah noticed out the 2 overs every bowled by Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam, whereas Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nahid Rana despatched down an over every earlier than stumps had been drawn.
Earlier, pacer Khurram Shahzad – enjoying his seventh Check and first since January 2025 – returned a haul of 4 for 81 in 17 overs and he was ably supported by the senior spearhead Mohammad Abbas, who backed up his six-wicket match haul from Dhaka Check with figures of 16-3-45-3.
Hasan Ali picked up two for 49 in his 11.5 overs after being stretchered off the sphere within the eighth over of the day – his first – when his head hit the turf in follow-through making an attempt to catch the ball.
Sajid Khan changed Noman Ali and picked up the solitary wicket of Taijul, breaking the 114-ball 60-run stand and giving Pakistan the coveted seventh breakthrough.
Hasan put an finish to Litton’s knock earlier than snapping Nahid’s scalp to complete the Bangladesh innings, whereas Khurram broke the 38-run stand between Litton and Taskin.
Firstly, Abbas gave Pakistan the right begin with a wicket-maiden opening over eradicating Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure for a two-ball duck earlier than eradicating the debutant Tanzid Hasan (26, 34b, 3x4s) as properly within the tenth over.
Pakistan pacers put a spanner within the works for the Bangladesh batting line-up as they took 5 for 72 from final ball of tenth over to second ball of thirty eighth over as Tanzid, Mominul Haque (22, 41b, 3x4s), Najmul Hossain Shanto (29, 74b, 3x4s) and Mushfiqur Rahim (23, 64b, 2x4s) perished after getting begins.
Khurram introduced one in from outdoors off from around the wicket to beat Mominul’s inside edge because the ball crashed into the stumps. Shanto edged one behind to Mohammad Rizwan off Abbas, who plucked his a hundredth Check wicket abroad changing into simply the sixth Pakistan pacer to take action.
Mushfiqur Rahim was pinned leg-before wicket by Khurram 4 overs after Shanto’s departure, whereas 10 balls later Khurram induced a catch at deep fantastic leg with a brief ball off Mehidy, which was plucked by Hasan, who had returned to the sphere earlier in direction of the top of first session.
Scores in short:
2nd Check – Day 1 Stumps – Pakistan v Bangladesh at Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Bangladesh 278 all out, 77 overs (Litton Das 126, Najmul Hossain Shanto 29, Tanzid Hassan 26, Mushfiqur Rahim 23, Mominul Haque 22; Khurram Shahzad 4-81, Mohammad Abbas 3-45, Hasan Ali 2-49)
Pakistan 21-0, 6 overs (Azan Awais 13 not out)