PAK vs BAN 1st Test Day 2 Highlights For Bangladesh tour of Pakistan 2024
PAK vs BAN 1st Test Day 2 Highlights, Pakistan kept themselves way ahead in the first test after a solid display of batting prowess on home soil against Bangladesh.
Batting first, team Pakistan posted a total of 448 and declared the first inning despite set batter Mohammad Rizwan playing at not out 171.
With an hour of play left on the second day, trapping the visitors in the last few overs of the day was the reason behind early declaration, but did not pan out as expected, as Bangladesh passed the test by scoring 27 in the final hour without losing a wicket.
Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan’s flawless approach
Pakistan faced a shocking start to their campaign after losing 3 batters at just 16, including Babar Azam for zero.
Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel provided some relief to side, Rizwan after the dismissal of Ayub for 56 joined the party with Shakeel and steadied Pakistan’s ship with their hundreds.
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It was Saud Shakeel’s third ton in test cricket in only 20 innings. Shakeel also completed 1000 runs and became the joint fastest to score thousand runs in tests for Pakistan. He equaled the 65-year-old record created by Saeed Ahmed.
Shakeel required only 33 to achieve this milestone before the start of the first test versus Bangladesh and he secured the feat quite comfortably and played a knock of 141 to rescue his side from early breakthroughs.
Wicketkeeper batter Mohammed Rizwan scored the most runs for the home side and stayed unbeaten at 171 when the hosts declared their innings at 448 for 6.
Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam with grabbed 2-2 wickets each for Bangladesh. While Mehidy Hasan Miraz and seasoned Shakib Al Hasan shared 1-1 each.
What’s next in PAK vs BAN Test?
Bangladesh has never won a test against Pakistan in cricket history. Given the runs Pakistan has posted in the first innings, the first target of the tourists will remain to pass the follow-on test and then think about the other things.
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Day 3 will decide the actual scenario of where this test is heading.
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