Bangladesh finished 66.4 overs of their second Test against Pakistan on 245/5, with Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz steering the chase through a tense middle session. The live progression saw Mehidy and Mushfiqur trade singles and boundaries as Pakistan continued rotating bowlers, including Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali and Hasan Ali’s bouncer-heavy spells.
Bangladesh’s chase: 245/5 after 66.4 overs
- At 65.1 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: short and on the middle; Rahim tucked it to square leg, leaving the score at 244/5.
- At 65.2 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: flighted delivery, a touch fuller outside off; Rahim paddle-swept it to deep fine leg for a single, moving Bangladesh to 245/5 at 66.4 later in the session.
- At 65.3 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: bouncer outside off; Miraz tried to pull but missed, with the ball beating the top edge.
- At 65.4 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: good length down the leg side; Miraz went for a flick but failed to connect.
- At 65.5 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: well-directed bouncer at shoulder height; Miraz moved away and allowed it to reach the keeper.
- At 65.6 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: short ball that zipped through outside off; Miraz made an awkward poke and was beaten. A caught-behind appeal was turned down.
Key overs around the 60-over mark
- At 64.1 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: fuller on off; Miraz skipped down and jammed it back to the bowler, with Bangladesh still at 241/5.
- At 64.2 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: full-length on off; Miraz defended to the off side, score 241/5.
- At 64.3 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: pitches it fuller on middle; Miraz lunged forward and blocked on his front foot, still 241/5.
- At 64.4 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: slightly fuller just outside off; Miraz cut gently toward deep point for a couple, pushing Bangladesh to 244/5 earlier in the sequence.
- At 64.5 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: fuller around off; Miraz stabbed it to cover.
- At 64.6 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: short on middle; Miraz rocked back and punched back to the bowler.
Pakistan’s fielding pressure and a crucial dismissal
- At 61.1 overs, Hasan Ali to Litton Das: began with a bouncer just outside off; Das rose onto his toes and steered it to the cover region.
- At 61.2 overs, Hasan Ali to Litton Das: back of a length outside off; Das left it.
- At 61.3 overs, Hasan Ali to Litton Das: another bouncer around middle; Das ducked underneath.
- At 61.4 overs, Hasan Ali to Litton Das: OUT. Taken. The change to bring back Hasan Ali paid off as Pakistan broke the 123-run partnership. The short ball was banged well into the surface and landed outside off; Litton arched back and tried an upper cut but got only a partial connection. The ball looped toward deep third, and Saud Shakeel completed a safe reverse-cup catch.
- At 61.5 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: bouncer outside off; Miraz ducked under.
- At 61.6 overs, Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim: bouncer on middle and leg; Rahim sat down to leave it alone.
Mehidy and Mushfiqur’s steadier phase
- At 62.1 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: short around off; Miraz blocked it down the pitch.
- At 62.2 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: full outside off; Miraz stabbed it to cover.
- At 62.3 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: full on middle; blocked back to the bowler.
- At 62.4 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: fuller on off; tucked to square leg.
- At 62.5 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: tossed up much fuller on off; Miraz leaned and defended down.
- At 62.6 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: short on middle and leg; Miraz turned it to short mid-wicket. This was Pakistan’s second maiden over of the innings by Sajid Khan.
- At 63.1 overs, Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim: angled in bumper on middle; Rahim spotted the short delivery and crouched to let it go through to the keeper.
- At 63.2 overs, Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim: good length just outside off; Rahim stabbed it to point for a single.
- At 63.3 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: short length on off; Miraz ducked underneath.
- At 63.4 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: Ali pushed the length fuller on middle and leg; Miraz glanced it to deep fine leg for a single.
- At 63.5 overs, Hasan Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim: slower bouncer into the batter’s lane; Rahim squatted under it.
- At 63.6 overs, Hasan Ali to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: edged and away. A good-length ball just outside off; Miraz opened up awkwardly and got squared up, sending a thick outside edge wide to the right of Salman Agha in the gully region, before a single was taken.
Litton’s wicket leads to a new batter
- After the dismissal of Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz walked out at number 7 as Pakistan managed the break in the partnership.
- The change also brought a shift in the wicketkeeping gloves, with Mushfiqur Rahim’s role changing accordingly.
Late-60s moments: milestones and boundaries
- At 59.1 overs, Mohammad Abbas to Mushfiqur Rahim: FOUR. Rahim advanced to 49 as he opened the bat face late and guided a fuller ball outside off wide of second slip into the deep third fence.
- At 59.2 overs, Mohammad Abbas to Mushfiqur Rahim: good length around off; Rahim punched off the front foot straight to extra cover.
- At 59.3 overs, Mohammad Abbas to Mushfiqur Rahim: bumper over the stumps; Rahim comfortably ducked under it.
- At 59.4 overs, Mohammad Abbas to Mushfiqur Rahim: another bumper well-directed over off stump; Rahim again ducked.
- At 59.5 overs, Mohammad Abbas to Mushfiqur Rahim: pitched fuller around off; Rahim leaned forward and pushed it up to mid off.
- At 59.6 overs, Mohammad Abbas to Mushfiqur Rahim: negotiated with ease, staying on 49. The ball was hard length around top of off, and Rahim blocked it off the line.
- At 60.1 overs, Sajid Khan to Litton Das: flighted on off; Das sat down to sweep but sent it off the inner half toward long leg for a single.
- At 60.2 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: Rahim reached his 30th Test fifty. A flatter delivery, a touch full and just outside off, was pushed through the short third region for a couple.
- At 60.3 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: flatter on off; punched through the cover region for a single.
- At 60.4 overs, Sajid Khan to Litton Das: tossed up on the stumps; Das covered the line and drove it down to long on for one more.
- At 60.5 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: nagging length drifting into the pads; Rahim rocked back and dabbed it to the right of square leg.
- At 60.6 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: attacking off stump; the ball slid quickly off the deck but Rahim managed to block from the back foot.
From 64.6 to 66.4: Mehidy finishes the session strong
- At 66.2 overs, Sajid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim: flighted and a touch fuller outside off; Rahim paddle-swept to deep fine leg for a single.
- At 66.3 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: full around off; Miraz flicked to short mid-wicket.
- At 66.4 overs, Sajid Khan to Mehidy Hasan Miraz: short and around off; Miraz dabbed it down the deck.
Live score snapshot
- Bangladesh were 238/5 at 61.5 overs, then 238/4 at 61.3 overs after Litton’s dismissal, before progressing to 239/5 at 63.1 overs and 245/5 by 66.4 overs.
