Openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan took Bangladesh to 10/0 at Stumps on Day 2 of the second Test after Mehidy Hasan Miraz-led bowling attack booked Pakistan on 274.
Pakistan had an opportunity for an early breakthrough when Shadman Islam nicked Mir Hamza’s outswinger straight to the fifth slip fielder, Saud Shakeel, who spilt it.
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Bangladesh bowlers enjoyed another fruitful session as they bagged five more wickets to bowl out Pakistan on a below-par total.
Right-arm pacer Nahid Rana kept Bangladesh in control as he outclassed Mohammad Rizwan with a bouncer minutes into the third session to break the budding partnership.
Rizwan could score 19 off 63 deliveries with the help of two boundaries.
His dismissal exposed Pakistan’s batting tail with Salman Ali Agha as the specialist batter.
Agha offered a notable fight against the momentum-filled Bangladesh bowling attack and put together one-sided partnerships with Khurram Shahzad (12) and Mohammad Ali (12) and brought up his half-century in the process.
