Siam Ayub (58), Shan Masood (57), Agha Salman (54) produce notable performances
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan could post only 274 runs on the board on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, as the first day of the ICC Test Championship fixture was called-off due to rain in twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Bangladesh were 10 for 0 at the end of day 2.
Earlier, visiting team captain won the toss and asked Pakistani counterpart to bat first. Opening batter Abdullah Shafique failed to score a solitary run, as he faced only 6 balls and bowled by Taskin Ahmed in the very first over of the match. Total score was also zero.
A 107 runs partnership between duo of left-handed batter opener Siam Ayub and skipper Shan Masood for the second wicket stabled the position. After just adding 8 runs in lunch interval total of 99, captain Shan wasted his vital wicket when he was judged LBW on the bowling of Medidy Hasan. Shan challenged the decision of field umpire but third umpire Asif Yaqoob upheld the decision of English umpire Michael Gough. Shan scored 57 runs and hit a couple of boundaries during his 69 balls innings. Siam Ayub (58), Shan Masood (57), and Agha Salman (54) were the top batters of the day.
Summarized Scorecard (Day-1):
Pakistan Batting (First Innings) 274 all out
Abdullah Shafique (b Taskin Ahmed) 0 run, balls 6 (4x0, 6x0)
Saim Ayub (St Liton Das b Mehidy Hasan Mirza) 58 runs, balls 110 (4x4, 6x2)
Shan Masood (LBW b Medhidy Hassan Mirza) 57 runs, balls 69 (4x2, 6x0)
Babar Azam (LBW Shakib-ul-Hasan) 31 runs, balls 77 (4x2, 6x0)
Saud Shakeel (b Taskin Ahmed) 16 runs, balls 28 (4x2, 6x0)
Mohammad Rizwan (c Shanto b Nahid Raza) 29 runs, balls 63 (4x2, 6x0)
Agha Salman (c Shakib Al Hasan b Taskin Ahmed) 54 runs, 93 balls (4x3, 6x2)
Khurram Shahzad (c Shakib-ul-Hasan b Mehidy Hasan Mirza)12 runs, balls 41 (4x0, 6x0)
Mohammad Ali (c Shadman Islam b Medidy Hasan Mirza) 2 runs, balls 16 (4x0, 6x0)
Abrar Ahmed (st Litton Das b Mehidy Hasan Miraz) 9 runs, balls 7 (4x0, 6x1)
Mir Hamza (not out) Zero
Bangladesh Bowling:
Mehidy Hasan Mirza (5 for 61), Taskin Ahmed (3 for 57), Shakib ul Hasan (1 for 25), Nahid Raza (1 for 50)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Agha Salman
Bangladesh Team: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana
Match Officials:
Umpires: Michael Gough (England), Richard Kettleborough (England)
TV Umpire: Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan)
Reserve Umpire: Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
