Chasing 185, Bangladesh need another 143 with all ten wickets intact
\n rawalpinidi
\nThe rain ended play on day four after Bangladesh scored 42\/0 while chasing 185 against Pakistan in the second Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.
\nZakir Hasan has been the aggressor in the run chase, scoring 23-ball 31 while Shadman Islam has scored 9*. Bangladesh need 143 runs more to win the second Test as well as the series.
\nEarlier, Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for 172 after pacers Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana wreaked havoc, picking five and four wickets, respectively.
\nThe hosts started the day on 9\/2 and had a decent start courtesy of Saim Ayub and skipper Shan Masood, adding 38 runs.
\nAyub was the first man to depart as Taskin Ahmed took his wicket. He made 20 runs off 35 balls.
\nMasood managed 28 runs off 34 balls and was removed by Rana soon after.
\nRana managed to dismiss Babar Azam (11) and Saud Shakeel (2) in quick succession, leaving Pakistan in more trouble.
\nBabar\u2019s poor run continued in the Tests as he now batted 16 innings without a Test fifty.
\nMeanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha made valuable contributions at the back end. The pair added 55 runs for the seventh wicket.
\nMahmud was brought by Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hasan Shanto and he delivered by removed Rizwan and Mohammad Ali on back-to-back delieveries.
\nRizwan made 43 runs off 73 balls which included five fours. Meanwhile, Abrar Ahmed departed after facing 12 balls for his two.
\nMahmud dismissed Mir Hamza (4) to wrap up Pakistan\u2019s innings on 172.
\nSalman added vital runs for Pakistan and remained unbeaten on 47.
\nMahmud registered his first fifer in Test cricket, becoming first Bangladesh pacer to take this many wickets in an innings in Pakistan.
\nEarlier at the end of third day\u2019s play, opener Abdullah Shafique was routed for 3 and night watchman Khurram Shahzad fell for naught.
\nOn Sunday, Bangladesh\u2019s Litton Das hit a defiant 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78 as the tourists recovered from a precarious position to post 262 all out after Shahzad bagged six wickets on the third day of the second test.
\nResponding to Pakistan\u2019s first innings 274, Bangladesh were reduced to 26-6 and in danger of following on amid fiery fast bowling in the morning but Das and Miraz put together a 165-run stand for the seventh wicket to steady the ship.
\nDas hit 13 fours and four sixes in his 228-ball knock while Miraz, who claimed five wickets to skittle out Pakistan, showed his ability with the bat by hitting 12 fours and a six.
\nRemember, Bangladesh lead the two-match series 1-0 after winning the Test series opener by 10 wickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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