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05/09 07:56 CDT Pakistan 179-1 at stumps on 2nd day of 1st test against
Bangladesh after Abbas takes 5 wickets
Pakistan 179-1 at stumps on 2nd day of 1st test against Bangladesh after Abbas
takes 5 wickets
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) --- Pakistan clawed back into the first cricket test
against Bangladesh on stellar performances by pacer Mohammad Abbas and opener
Azan Awais.
Bangladesh began Day 2 at 301-4 and tried to extend its domination, but Abbas'
sensational 5-92 dismissed the hosts for 413.
Azan, who made his international debut with this match, hit an unbeaten 85 to
steer Pakistan to 179-1 at stumps on Saturday. Fellow debutant Abdullah Fazal
was on 37.
Azan and his senior opening partner Imam-ul-Haq showed resolve in negating the
early threat of Bangladesh pacers and put on a century stand.
Offspinner Mehidy Hasan gave Bangladesh the only success by trapping
Imam-ul-Haque leg-before for 45, ending the 106-run opening stand.
Fazal, also playing first international match, initially struggled against the
pacers.
But when he broke the deadlock in 19th delivery, his first scoring shot was a
boundary through a fierce cut over point region.
He then negotiated Bangladesh bowlers with ease. But Taskin Ahmed created a
chance when Fazal poked a wide delivery to gully where Shadman Islam failed to
hold onto the catch.
Abbas was instrumental in denying Bangladesh's control, bowling relentlessly
outside the off stump to induce mistakes early in the morning session.
Mushfiqur Rahim, who began the day at 48, nudged Shaheen Shah Afridi for a
single in the third over of the morning to raise his fifty from 114 balls.
The milestone marked his 42nd fifty-plus score in tests, the most by a
Bangladesh batter, surpassing Tamim Iqbal's tally of 41.
He and Litton Das appeared set to take Bangladesh in strong position before
Abbas produced a beauty to dismiss the latter for 33, ending 62-run third
wicket stand.
Das became the first Bangladesh batter to cross the 2,000 mark in the World
Test Championship.
Abbas followed Das' wicket by sending back Mehidy Hasan Miraz (10) and Taijul
Islam (17) in quick succession, leaving Mushfiqur to dig deep.
Shaheen Shah Afridi, who complemented Abbas with 3-113, ended Mushfiqur's
resistance just three balls after the lunch session, dismissing him for 71.
Abbas removed Ebadot Hossain for a duck with a bouncer to complete his sixth
five-wicket haul.
Taskin Ahmed hit a 19 ball-28 to take Bangladesh past 400.
Earlier on Day 1, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a sublime century --- a
130-ball 101 --- and Mominul Haque made 91 to put Bangladesh in command.
The second and final test begins on May 16 in Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh.
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