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Litton Das’ Great Century Leads Amazing Bangladesh Comeback
Litton Das’ Great Century Leads Amazing Bangladesh Comeback
Litton Das scored his fourth Test hundred after Bangladesh were 26 for 6.
Litton Das scored a brilliant 138 in an incredible comeback, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz adding a solid 78, helping Bangladesh recover from 26 for 6 to reach 262. This kept Pakistan's first-innings lead to just 12 runs in the second Test in Rawalpindi.
This was Litton's fourth Test century and his first in over two years. He got great support from No. 10 Hasan Mahmud, who stayed in for a long ninth-wicket partnership, frustrating Pakistan for 149 balls and adding 69 important runs. In the end, Bangladesh was only 12 runs behind.
Bangladesh's turning points continued with the ball too as Hasan was able to pick up the two wickets in only 10 balls at 9 for 2. Khurram Shahzad set the stage by taking his first five-wicket haul in a Test match, finishing with 6 for 90. He tore through Bangladesh's top order, taking 4 wickets for 15 runs in the first hour. However, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das fought back, adding 165 runs for the seventh wicket. The final session saw more resistance from Bangladesh.
Now they resumed after tea at 193 for 8, Litton and Mahmud were able to resume with the Pakistan Bowlers for more than two hours. Litton held on to most of the strikes by not taking singles and letting Mahmud face only a few balls. Mahmud played well and conveyed a great defensive technique, which helped Litton to reach his century. The wicketkeeper-batter, despite severe cramps in the second session, reached his century with a gentle shot past backward point.
Pakistan was able to take two wickets in the end when Salman Ali Agha inapt his shot at a time and at log-on got bowled out. After the two wickets, Nahid Rana Number 11 Let the straight ball go by without playing a shot and provided lbw. Along with the Shahzad Hamza and Salma were also able to take two wickets a piece.
Earlier, Bangladesh's top order struggled against Pakistan's Shahzad and Mir Hamza. They took six wickets in 34 balls during the first hour, swinging the new ball effectively and maintaining their lines.
Hamza created different scenarios for wicket-taking and Shehzad was able to get all the wickets to pick up three wickets in five balls. His plan for straightforward as he wants to target left-hander Bangladesh players from around the wickets and keeping the stumps in plays always, and it worked very well for them.
Shahzad got Zakir Hasan to flick a catch to Abrar Ahmed at short midwicket. In his next over, he bowled out Shadman Islam, who misjudged the swing. Three balls later, Najmul Hossain Shanto was bowled out by a full ball, hitting his middle stump.
In the first ball of the ninth over Hamza was finally caught off the Mominul Haque. This was a soft and easy dismissal as the batter chipped up the ball to mid-on and that's how Bangladesh scored 20 for 4. The score quickly became 26 for 5 when Hamza got Mushfiqur Rahim to edge a length ball to Mohammad Rizwan. Shahzad then trapped Shakib Al Hasan lbw, who played down the wrong line. Shakib reviewed the decision, but it was upheld.
At 26 for 6, Bangladesh was in danger of their lowest Test total of 43. But Mehidy and Litton helped them recover. With the ball losing its shine and Shahzad and Hamza out of the attack, they managed to reach lunch without losing more wickets.
After the break, Litton played aggressively. Still trailing by 199 runs, he hit Shahzad for two fours in three balls in the third over, and then three more fours in the next over. Bangladesh scored 40 runs in the first six overs after lunch. Litton and Mehidy added 100 runs for the seventh wicket, avoiding the follow-on as the first day was washed out.
Litton reached his fifty with a shot to deep backward square leg, and Mehidy soon reached his eighth Test half-century. Pakistan faced a setback when fast bowler Mohammad Ali left the field feeling unwell.
When Shahzad bowled short, Litton and Mehidy attacked with pull shots. Litton hit a six over deep square leg, and Mehidy did the same over long leg. Shahzad, who had given away just 15 runs in his first seven overs, conceded 58 runs in his next six. However, he made a comeback by getting Mehidy to lob a fuller ball back to him, securing his five-wicket haul. He then trapped Taskin Ahmed lbw, signaling the tea break.
Pakistan hoped to end the innings quickly after the break, but Mahmud and Litton resisted.
End of Day's Play
Day 1 : No play Due to Rain
Day 2 : Pakistan 1st innings 274/10 (Saim Ayub 58, Shan Masood 57, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/61)
Day 3 : Bangladesh 1st innings 262/10 (Litton Das 138, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78, Khurram Shahzad 6/90)
Day 3 : Pakistan 2nd innings 9/2 (Saim Ayub 6*, Abdullah Shafique 3, Hasan Mahmud 2/3)
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