Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel powered Pakistan to a huge total and dominant position on Day 2 of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Shakeel continued his red-hot form with a big century and Rizwan smashed 171* as Pakistan declared their first innings on 448/6 to take control of the opening match.
After losing the first three wickets on just 16 runs, Pakistan made a sensational comeback with Rizwan and Shakeel adding 240 runs for the fifth wicket. Bangladesh bowlers struggled for wickets after a sensational start on Day 1 but batters managed to avoid wickets after scoring 27/0 at the end of Day 2’s play.
Bangladesh Playing XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.
Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali.
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