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Pakistan's Batting Collapses Against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi Test

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Pakistan's batting struggled to assert itself as the team managed 274 runs on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Opener Saim Ayub top-scored with 58, while captain Shan Masood contributed 57 and Salman Ali Agha scored 54. However, the home side lost nine wickets for 167 runs, with off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz taking 5-61, and Taskin Ahmed claiming 3-57. Bangladesh finished the day at 10 for no loss.

Key Takeaways:

  • Saim Ayub top-scored with 58 runs, while Shan Masood and Salman Ali Agha contributed 57 and 54 runs respectively.
  • Pakistan's innings folded in 85.1 overs, 16 minutes before stumps on an extended day.
  • Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5-61, while Taskin Ahmed claimed 3-57 to lead the Bangladesh bowling attack.
  • Shan Masood and Saim Ayub shared a 107-run second wicket partnership before Pakistan lost nine wickets for 167 runs.
  • Mehidy dismissed both Saim and Shan before adding more wickets to his tally, while Taskin picked up the scalps of Saud Shakeel and Salman Ali Agha.
  • Shakib Al Hasan pinned Babar Azam in front of the wickets, and Nahid Rana completed the tally by accounting for Mohammad Rizwan on one of the deliveries of the day.
  • Babar Azam faced 77 balls but managed only two fours and a few inside edges passing the leg-stump.
  • Pakistan's total got some respectability after Salman's 95-ball innings that included three fours and two sixes.

Statistics:

  • Pakistan scored 274 runs in 85.1 overs on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh.
  • Bangladesh finished the day at 10 for no loss, with Shadman Islam on six and Zakir Hasan yet to open his account.
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz took his 10th five-wicket haul in 45 Tests, finishing with 22.1-2-61-5.
  • Taskin Ahmed celebrated his return to the Test side with figures of 17-2-57-3.
  • Pakistan lost nine wickets for 167 runs after Shan and Saim's 107-run partnership.

Sources:

  • [Rawalpindi: Saim Ayub, Shan Masood fifties in vain as Bangladesh fightback - Cricket Association of Pakistan (Update: 2023-01-28)]
  • [Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Bangladesh struggle to find their footing in Rawalpindi Test - ESPN Cricinfo (Update: 2023-01-28)]

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