Pakistan v Bangladesh – 2nd Test – Pakistan in control at stumps on day-4
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 were in the drivers’ seat against Bangladesh at stumps on day four of the final Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur in Dhaka on Tuesday, December 20, 2011.
The Men in Green are just five wickets away from another Test victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, who still have a first innings trail of 18 runs. They ended the play at 114 for the loss of five wickets.
The hosts might just manage to survive an innings defeat this time around, but are likely to be on the losing end when they come out to bat tomorrow. However, the weather might come in play on the final day, which will make things interesting.
Before the start of Bangladesh’s second innings, the opposition was all out for 470 runs. They batted a bit cautiously, but managed to get the desired result at the end of the day.
Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, who contributed 70 runs to the total.
Other than the above two, wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Akmal-c42042 also brought up his maiden Test match half-century, guiding the team’s total closer to 500.
The hosts had to bat out just a few overs before the tea break today, but lost a couple of wickets in the process.
Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 was the first man to be dismissed after scoring 21 runs. He was a touch unfortunate to be given out, as the ball had hit his helmet and went into the hands of the slip fielder Misbah.
On the very next ball, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604, who was on a hat-trick at that time.
The Bengali team went onto struggle in the post tea session, as three more batsmen were dismissed. The biggest blow for the team was the dismissal of all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan, who contributed just six runs to the total this time around.
The veteran player batted superbly in the first innings, scoring 144 runs and also picked up six wickets in the match. However, he was unable to make an impression in his second outing.
Pakistan’s seamers Gul and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 picked up a couple of wickets each in the day, restricting the opposition to 114/5 at stumps.
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