http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 – 2nd Test – Live Cricket News and Update
Pakistan have taken command in the opening session of the first day against Bangladesh, courtesy a typically imposing knock by skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, who ensured that the team overcame the hosts first innings total, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur December 20, 2011.
The Men In Green have posted 350 on the board – an overall lead of 12.
The grim day 4 morning brought luck for the local team as they struck early to remove http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325, who fell one run short of his fifty. The player added one to his overnight score before perishing off Elias Sunny after the bowler conjured up some extra bounce to get a healthy edge which was pounced on behind the stumps.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nazmul-Hussain-c78994 effortlessly through the cover region before driving handsomely down the ground.
As for his partner, he finally managed to open his scoring account on the 21st attempt, scampering for a quick single to the mid-off region. This helped him to open up and he did, cutting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahadat-Hossain-c2480 past point and flicking the very next ball to the square leg boundary.
The tourists slowly gathered momentum after exhausting their opponents who looked aggressive in the early periods of the day. Boundaries now came thick and fast as the Pakistani leader approached his half-century. He then reached the primary milestone with a sweep off Sunny – 14th Test career fifty.
Misbah however, was then let off the hook by Robiul as he dropped a sitter, while fielding at mid-on. The Men In Green captain duly obliged with two cracking boundaries in the next over- which also led his side to cross Bangladeshi’s first innings total.
350-run mark also followed as the veteran batsman improvised by reverse sweeping Sunny to the third man region. The visitors look set to target another lead in access of 100, however, going by the proceedings the batting side must step up their scoring rate in order to keep their winning run.
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