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Starting the day at 10/0, Bangladesh were in for a shock as they lost their first wicket at the score of 14 in the form of Zakir Hasan and then the next five within a span of 12 runs and 34 balls. All of a sudden Bangladesh were 26/6, staring down a possible follow-on.
Resurrection by Mehidy and Das
However, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan decided that this was not going to be the case. The duo put on a mesmerising seventh wicket stand of 165 runs to resurrect their team from the gallows of a certain defeat. Both reached their respective fifties during the partnership.
Khurram Shahzad's six-wicket haul
It did not seem like Pakistan had any answers for the onslaught by Mehidy and Litton, but Khurram Shahzad, who had taken four of the six wickets to fall in the morning session, found a lucky break. He got Mehidy caught and bowled and broke the stand.
The ball was not a peach, but the shot seemed lacking intent or one played out of tiredness. This gave Shahzad his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests. He converted that into a six-for by claiming Taskin Ahmed soon after.
Litton brings up Test century number four
Litton was left to play with the tail after Taskin’s dismissal. He was still 17 runs away from his fourth Test century. The 29-year-old then derived an approach where he did not farm the strike, but rather trusted his partner Hasan Mahmud and scored freely to get to his hundred. He added 69 for the ninth wicket before a brilliant diving catch by Saim Ayub saw his back.
Late strikes from Hasan Mahmud
Pakistan got a first-innings lead of 12 runs but lost two quick wickets. Abdullah Shafique was caught by Litton off Mahmud in the second over. In the fourth over, Mahmud bowled a peach of a delivery to hit the top of Khurram’s off stump. He claimed his second wicket and ended the day’s play.
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