LIVE – Pakistan v Bangladesh – 2nd Test – Pakistan strike twice after lunch – Match Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 struck twice after the lunch break against Bangladesh on day two of the final Test of the series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur in Dhaka on Sunday, December 18, 2011.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 were in a comfortable position at lunch today, scoring 285 runs for the loss of five wickets. Veteran batsman Shakib-Al-Hasan was batting brilliantly on 136 runs and looked good to score a big one today.
However, he was unlucky to be run-out after a bad mix up with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045, who called for a single but turned and went back.
Shakib was in no position to return to the crease and was caught short by some margin in the end. He batted superbly though, scoring 144 runs with the help of 15 boundaries.
The solid middle-order batsman had come in at a stage when his side was in deep trouble on day one. Four wickets had fallen down for just 43 runs and it looked as if the Pakistani bowlers would dismiss the home team within 100 runs.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahriar-Nafees-c2486 and Shakib stood in the way of the Men in Green, scoring 180 runs for the fifth wicket stand. They batted with maturity and did not take too many risks.
The pair took advantage of the struggling Pakistani spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691, who were not getting much assistance of the deck.
Nafees was dismissed in the closing moments of day one after scoring 97 runs. He deserved a ton, but was unfortunate to miss out by just three runs in the end.
However, Shakib continued to hurt the opposition and batted solidly alongside his captain throughout the morning session of day two.
The dismissal of Shakib would have put some pressure on Rahim, who did not last long after his partner’s downfall.
The wicketkeeper batsman was a touch unfortunate to be dismissed, as he edged one wide delivery down the leg-stump straight to the hands of the Pakistani keeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Akmal-c42042.
This left the hosts under a spot of bother with both set batsmen dismissed and tail-enders at both ends.
Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889.
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