ISLAMABAD,AUG 22(DNA): Pakistan continued their innings on the second day of the first Test match against Bangladesh at 158 for four with Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan digging in deep with the hopes to see the national side reach a respectable total.
The hosts, on Wednesday, lost back-to-back wickets but managed to make a comeback courtesy of Shakeel and Saim Ayub’s 98-run partnership that took the Shan Masood-led side out of trouble.
The pair were doing well when Ayub was dismissed in the 32nd over. The batter reached his first Test 50 in his third innings, scoring 56 off 98 balls which included four fours and a six.
Shakeel carried on with Rizwan and took Pakistan to a respectable position at the end of the day. Rizwan remained unbeaten on 24 at stumps.
For Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud picked two wickets each.
With the score at 216-4 in 55 overs Shakeel (74*) and Rizwan also reaching his half century (64*), the Green Shirts will be aiming to capitalise on the duo’s partnership.
Squads
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed (not in first Test), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam (not in first Test), Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudullah, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan. Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Khaled Ahmed.
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