Captain Babar Azam scored a half-century to assist Pakistan overcome preliminary bother and attain 161-2 on the primary day of the second Test in opposition to Bangladesh, which was halted a number of occasions attributable to poor mild and rain on Saturday.
Bad mild finally ended the sport with Babar hitting 60 and Azhar Ali batting at 36. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam (2-49) bowled brilliantly within the morning session to propel Bangladesh to the highest because the guests marched in direction of an enormous whole.
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Openers Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafiq shared a 50-run partnership within the first hour as Babar gained the toss and elected to bat. Abid hit three boundaries earlier within the day because the Bangladeshi pacers acquired their lengths fallacious. Shafiq hit the lone six of the time off Taijul and lit up the scoreboard with Abid.
But Taijul broke the 59-run partnership, negating the opening stand of the pair’s third century as his straight supply shattered Shafiq’s stumps at 25. After 133 and 91 within the first Test, Abid was set for an additional large rating, however fell 39 when Taijul once more bowled a straight supply, which was not fairly as he had hoped.
Babar and Azhar survived a number of tough moments early of their innings, particularly in opposition to Taijul. Had Babar not given Khalid Ahmed a tough alternative for 39 off left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, the hosts may have discovered the momentum.
Babar then guided offspinner Mehdi Hasan’s lengthy supply for a pair and reached his nineteenth Test 50 in 75 balls.
Meanwhile, Azhar was shivering and was hit on his helmet by a bouncer from quick bowler Abadot Hossain. But he stored on batting to assist Babar in stabilizing the innings.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
