Bangladesh 37-0 at tea in chase of 185 to win second Pakistan Test

Rawalpindi: Bangladesh were 37 without loss at tea in their chase of 185 to win the second Test, after pace bowlers Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana shared nine wickets to demolish Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Monday.

Hasan finished with 5-43 while Nahid grabbed 4-44 — both career-best figures — to dismiss Pakistan for 172 in their second innings, giving the visitors a sniff of a 2-0 series win.

Bangladesh lead the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test, also in Rawalpindi, last week.

At the break, openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam were at the crease with 27 and eight respectively, reducing the target to 148 with a session and a full day’s play left.

Pakistan had been 117-6 at lunch with Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha fighting to save the hosts’ blushes, before Hasan ended their 55-run stand with two quick wickets.

He had Rizwan caught behind for 43 and the next ball had Mohammad Ali caught in the slip to leave Pakistan at 136-8.

Pakistani team were all out at 172 in the second inning of the second test match on Monday, setting 185-run target for Bangladesh.

The match is being played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan has already lost first Test against Bangladesh.

Pakistan's Abdullah Shafiq three, Khurram Shahzad zero, Saim Ayub 20, Shan Masood 28, Babar Azam 11, Saud Shakeel two, Muhammad Rizwan 43, Muhammad Ali zero, Abrar Ahmed two, and Mir Hamza was out by scoring four runs.

Salman Ali Agha remained not out with 47 runs.

Pakistan started the fourth day of the second Test in Rawalpindi with a lead of 21 runs with the loss of two wickets.

Hassan Mehmood dismissed five, Naheed Rana four, and Tasin Ahmed one out for Bangladesh.

Third Day's Play

On the third day of play, two of Pakistan's wickets fell in the fourth over, with Abdullah Shafiq three and Khurram Shahzad out for no runs.

In the first hour of the third day of the game, the Pakistani bowlers were overshadowed and sent six players to the pavilion. But then, wicket-keeper batsman Litan Das scored 138 runs and Mehdi Hasan 78 runs, therefore, the Bangladesh team could score 262 runs in the first innings and lost by 12 runs.

These two batsmen put on a partnership of 165 runs for the seventh wicket. Khurram Shahzad of Pakistan ousted six players and Mir Hamza and Salman Ali Agha two players each.

On the other hand, Bangladeshi batsman Liton Das said that the wicket of the second test is not helping the batting. Initially, six players were out for only 26 runs, so there was some pressure, but Mehdi Hasan Miraz batted with positive thinking and reduced the pressure on the Pakistani bowling line.

-- Additional input from AFP