LIVE – Pakistan v Bangladesh: 1st Test – Day-2 – Pakistan in control until lunch – Match Update
Pakistan are in a commanding position against Bangladesh in the first Test of the two match series at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zahur-Ahmed-c98518 Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong in Bangladesh on Saturday, December 10, 2011.
After dismissing the hosts for just 135 runs in their first innings, the Men in Green have now reached 212 runs for the loss of just one wicket.
The pitch today looked perfect for batting, as there was no moisture in it. There is also not mush assistance for the spinners at the moment, but that might change with the passage of time.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 unbeaten on 74 and 53 respectively.
The pair started off steadily today morning, but Umar was unable to carry onto make a big one. He scored 61 runs off 164 balls with the help of eight boundaries before being trapped leg-before-wicket off the bowling of spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahmudullah-c1877.
The ball did not do much to deceive the batsman, who was probably expecting an off-spinner from Mahmudullah.
However, the ball went straight with the line and struck Umar on the pad in front of the stumps. It had pitched within line as well and was not a difficult decision to make by umpire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
This was the only wicket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 were rock solid until the lunch break.
The former played exceptionally well, scoring his fourth century in Test cricket. He has been doing a great job for the Green Shirts in recent times, collecting runs in all three formats of the game.
The stylish right-handed batsman played aggressively yesterday, but became a little cautious today morning, as he was nearing a ton. He had collected 113 runs with the help of 12 boundaries before the umpires called for lunch.
Hafeez is all set to score a big one today, as the conditions are also favourable for the batsmen. He has a highest score of 119 runs in Test cricket, but will look to beat that and probably go onto score his maiden double century.
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