BAN vs PAK 1st Test: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Cricket | November 30, 2021 12:35 ISTOpener Abid Ali missed out on back-to-back centuries by nine runs but Pakistan comfortably chased down a 202-run target.
Opener Abid Ali missed out on back-to-back centuries by nine runs but Pakistan comfortably chased down a 202-run target.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 5: Follow Live Score, Updates, Commentary and the Latest Scorecard as Bangladesh-Pakistan resume Day 5 proceedings at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Unbeaten half-centuries by Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique put Pakistan just 93 runs away from registering a victory over Bangladesh in the first Test.
Despite the first-innings deficit, Pakistan fought back through its fast bowlers — Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali — who used the short ball to precision, leaving Bangladesh in a potentially precarious position.
Openers Abid Ali and debutant Abdullah Shafique played out the second and third sessions comfortably in a good batting track to cut the deficit to 185 runs.
Bangladesh found themselves in trouble at 49/4 but Liton and Rahim's unbeaten 204-run partnership resurrected the hosts and they finished the first day on top after a bleak morning session.
In the T20 series which finished on Monday, Bangladesh was swept by Pakistan 3-0, extending its losing streak in T20s to eight matches. Mominul insisted they won't carry over the baggage from their dismal T20 record.
Mahmudullah played his 50th Test against Zimbabwe earlier this year in July at the Harare Sports Club.
The star Bangladesh batter sustained a thumb injury during the Everest Premier League in Nepal; Bangladesh will play two Tests in New Zealand as part of the teams' new World Test Championship cycle.
Chasing 109, Pakistan lost an early wicket as skipper Babar Azam had to depart in the third over. But Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan thrashed Bangladesh bowlers at every side of the ground.
The match was in the balance with three overs to go, then Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz hit two sixes each and Pakistan reached 132-6 in 19.2 overs, knocking off Bangladesh's 127-7.
The automatic qualifiers for the Super 12 stage next year were determined to be the winner and runner-up of the ongoing T20 World Cup, alongside the next six highest-ranking teams.
Australia made light work of a small chase to beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in a Group 1 match at the Dubai International Stadium.
Pacers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje ran through the Bangladesh batting line-up to fashion South Africa's comfortable six-wicket win, which took the Proteas closer to the T20 World Cup semis.
A rejuvenated South Africa will now look to strengthen their semi-final hopes when they meet a struggling Bangladesh in a Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.
Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, multiple reports stated.
After their demoralizing defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup.
Sent in to bat, West Indies made 142 for seven and then restricted Bangladesh to 139 for five.
West Indies vs Bangladesh will be streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV in India. Star Sports network will broadcast the match live on the TV. The action for the game will begin at 3.30 PM.
West Indies will take on Bangladesh on October 29, Friday, in Sharjah. The action will commence at 3:30 PM.
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