By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (February 7, 2020):-The magical bowling 4 for 59 by Shaheen Shah Afridi restricted visitors on 233 runs in the first Test of ICC Championship at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Friday.
Earlier, Pakistani skipper Azhar Ali won the vital toss and decided to bowl first in the bowling supporting atmosphere. Bangladesh lost first two wickets on just three runs. Afridi and Abbas sent each one batsman back to pavilion. Tamim Iqbal scored three while Saif could not open his account they got out on the bowling of Abbas and Shaheen respectively.
Later, two contributions Mohammad Mithun (63) and Najmul Hossain (44) have cemented the position of visitors. Mithun hit seven boundaries and one huge six during his stay on the pitch while his teammate Najmal also showed some resistance and played a responsible innings. Laton Das and Captain Mominul Haque were other major contributors, who scored 33 and 30 runs respectively.
Major damage done by Shaheen Shah Afridi, who took four wickets while Mohammad Abbas and Haris Sohail shared two wickets each. Naseem Shah got one a piece while Yasir Shah failed to show impressive performance with the ball.
Pakistan will start their inning today (Saturday)
Bangladesh Batting:
Tamim Iqbal (lbw b Mohammad Abbas) 3 (5 balls)
Saif Hassan (c Asad Shafiq b Shaheen Shah Afridi) 0 (2 balls)
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c †Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Abbas) 44 (110 balls)
Mominul Haque (c) (c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi) 30 (59 balls)
Mahmudullah (c Asad Shafiq b Shaheen Shah Afridi) 25 (48 balls)
Mohammad Mithun (c †Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah) 63 (140 balls)
Liton Das † (lbw b Haris Sohail) 33 (46 balls)
Taijul Islam (c Yasir Shah b Haris Sohail) 24 (72 balls)
Rubel Hossain (b Shaheen Shah Afridi) 1 (9 balls)
Abu Jayed (run out Mohammad Abbas)
Ebadat Hossain not out
Extras 10 (b 6, nb 3, w 1)
TOTAL: 233 all out (82.5 Overs, RR: 2.81)
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Saif Hassan, 0.3 ov), 2-3 (Tamim Iqbal, 1.4 ov), 3-62 (Mominul Haque, 21.5 ov), 4-95 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 33.6 ov), 5-107 (Mahmudullah, 40.3 ov), 6-161 (Liton Das, 55.3 ov), 7-214 (Taijul Islam, 78.5 ov), 8-229 (Rubel Hossain, 80.6 ov), 9-233 (Mohammad Mithun, 81.2 ov), 10-233 (Abu Jayed, 82.5 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Shaheen Shah Afridi 21.5 3 53 4 2.42 1 2
Mohammad Abbas 17 9 19 2 1.11 0 0
Naseem Shah 16 0 61 1 3.81 0 1
Yasir Shah 22 2 83 0 3.77 0 0
Haris Sohail 6 2 11 2 1.83 0 0
Pakistan (Playing XI)
Azhar Ali (Captain), Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket-keeper), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah.
Bangladesh (Playing XI)
Mominul Haque Shaerab, Tamim Iqbal Khan, Mohammad Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Litton Kumer Das, Mohammad Taijul Islam, Mohammad Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury.
