PAK vs BAN: Pakistan declare at 448-6 as Bangladeshi batters start on a cautious note

PAK vs BAN: Pakistan declare at 448-6 as Bangladeshi batters start on a cautious note: Shan Masood led Pakistan declared their innings at the score of 448-6 on the second day of the first test match against Bangladesh which is taking place at Rawalpindi’s Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

The hosts kicked off the proceedings of day two with a score of 158-4, with vice-captain Saud Shakeel (57 runs) and Mohammad Rizwan (24 runs) at the crease. The two batters dominated the Bangladeshi bowling unit and continued their outstanding form, scoring hundreds.

Rizwan and Shakeel brought up their third century in the longest format of the game and stitched a partnership of 240 runs for the fifth wicket.

Shakeel played a really good knock of 141 runs in 261 balls but he got dismissed off the bowling of Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

Bangladeshi bowlers breathed a sigh of relief after dismissing the Pakistani captain however much to their dismay, Rizwan continued to dominate the bowlers and went on to play an unbeaten knock of 171 runs in 239 balls. This also turned out to be the first 150+ of the 32-year-old’s career. Meanwhile, Shaheen Shah Afridi also managed to chip in with a decent inning of 29 runs in 24 deliveries.

Bangladeshi opening batters Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam started their team’s first inning on a cautious note following the declaration executed by the Shan Masood-led team on 448-6.

The visiting team scored 27 runs without the loss of a wicket at stumps on the second day as the Pakistani seamers bowled 12 overs. Bangladesh trail by 421 runs after the end of day 2.

Earlier on the first day of the test match, after being asked to bat first by Najmul Hossain Shanto, the hosts struggled a lot against the pace bowling unit of the visitors as the trio of Abdulla Shafique (2 runs), skipper Shan Masood (6 runs) and Babar Azam (0 runs) were sent back to the pavilion inside the first 10 overs of the Pakistani inning.

After losing three important players, the home side executed a comeback as the duo of Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub got involved in a crucial partnership of 98 runs which bailed the Shaheens out of trouble.

Opener Saim Ayub brought up his first fifty of his test career as he played a good inning of 56 runs in 98 balls which consisted of a six and four fours. The youngster eventually got dismissed by Hasan Mahmud but Shakeel and Rizwan steadied the sinking ship of the Green Shirts and took their side to a respectable total of 448 runs.

For Bangladesh, left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam and right-arm fast bowler Hasan Mahmud took two wickets each.

Pakistan Batting Scorecard

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