Khurram Shahzad has left Bangladesh

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Aug 30, Bangladesh tour of Pakistan, 2024 with live Cricket score, ball by ball commentary updates on

Sep 1, 2024 - 14:38
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Khurram Shahzad bowled a scintillating spell of seven overs as he took 4 for 17 to dismantle Bangladesh's top and middle order. He took three wickets in five balls across two overs and supported Mir Hamza well who took 2 for 24 runs. Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Liton Das hung in there, registering an unbeaten stand of 49 as Bangladesh reached 75 for 6 at lunch.

Hamza and Shahzad got the new ball to move in both directions in the first hour. Zakir could have done Hasan twice in the previous over. A clip outside the pads bounced just ahead of the square-leg fielder, while the Pakistan umpire ruled out a leg-before appeal that crashed into the stumps.

Zakir fell to Shahzad in the next over, who clipped it to Abrar Ahmed at square leg. The fast bowler struck again as Shadman Islam was bowled around the leg. Things got worse for Bangladesh as skipper Nazmul Hossain Shanto was once again handed over to Shahzad. The ball goes into the corner towards Shant, who loses his balance.

Hamza then struck, Muminul Haque chipped one straight to mid-on, finally reaping his reward for brilliant bowling. The player of the match in the first Test, Mushfiqur Rahim, was dismissed for one run as he got a jaffa which he could only nick behind the keeper. Shahzad trapped Shakib Al Hasan in front as the batsman played the wrong line.

Tottering at 26 for 6, Mehdi led Hamza's attack with two boundaries off the offside and Liton Das drove a boundary off the tiring Shahzad, who was bowling his seventh over. Mohammad Ali and Abrar Ahmed played comfortably as batsmen. Batting on the pitch became easier, as the ball got bigger and the sun continued to bake on the pitch. So far, Mehdi has hit seven boundaries in his innings of 33 runs.

Live Scorecard: Pakistan 274/10 in 85.1 overs (Sim Ayub 58, Shan Masood 57; Mehdi Hasan Miraz 5-61, Taskin Ahmed 3-57) lead Bangladesh 75/6 in 26 overs (Mehdi Hasan Miraz 33, Liton Das 13; Khurram Shahzad 4-15, Mir Hamza 2-29) for 199 runs