Bangladesh’s Litton Das performs a shot in the course of the third day of the second Take a look at match towards Pakistan on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Might 18, 2026. – AFPKhurram Shahzad dismisses Bangladesh captain Shanto.Hosts lose just one wicket throughout morning session. Bangladesh proceed to frustrate Pakistan bowlers.
SYLHET: Bangladesh reached 203-4 at lunch on day three of the second Take a look at towards Pakistan, extending their total result in 249 runs to stay firmly in management on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Resuming their innings at 110-3 in 26.4 overs, Bangladesh misplaced only one wicket in the course of the opening session and reached 203-4 in 53 overs, taking a commanding lead of 249 runs.
The Tigers misplaced skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto after pacer Khurram Shahzad trapped him lbw to assert his third wicket. Shanto scored 15 off 46 deliveries, together with one boundary.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das then mixed sensibly to stabilise the innings with a 50-run partnership, serving to the crew’s complete surpass the 150-run mark.
The duo continued to construct steadily, aiming so as to add essential runs and push the full past 200 to additional stress the opposition. By the top of the opening session, Das remained unbeaten on 48 off 66 deliveries, whereas Rahim was not out on 39.
On day two of the ultimate Take a look at, Bangladesh obtained off to a poor begin by dropping the wicket of Tanzid Hasan on the third supply of the fourth over and scored 4 off seven deliveries after hitting a boundary.
After the early setback, Pleasure and Haque stabilised the innings by scoring essential runs from the beginning notching up 50-run stand and serving to the crew’s complete previous the 50-run mark as nicely.
Mahmudul Hasan was in dominant kind with the bat as he introduced up his sixth Take a look at fifty, reaching the milestone off 58 deliveries, as he led his facet’s cost in the direction of a robust complete towards Pakistan.
Nonetheless, the 76-run stand was damaged after Mohammad Abbas struck and dismissed Mahmudul after contributing 52 off 64 deliveries after hitting 10 fours.
Shanto and Haque saved the rating board ticking which helped them take the crew’s complete previous the 100-run mark and lengthen the result in over 150 runs.
However it was Khurram Shahzad with the ball who claimed his second wicket, dismissing Mominul Haque for 30 off 60 deliveries, an innings that included three boundaries.
Within the first innings, Pakistan have been bowled out for 232 in 57.4 overs, handing the hosts a 46-run lead courtesy of a dominant bowling efficiency by Bangladesh.
Babar Azam top-scored with a preventing 68 off 84 deliveries, hitting 10 fours earlier than being dismissed by Nahid Rana, whereas Sajid Khan contributed precious runs down the order, scoring 38 off 28 balls with two fours and 4 sixes.
Skipper Shan Masood and Salman Ali Agha chipped in with 21 runs every, whereas opener Azan Awais and Mohammad Rizwan added 13 runs apiece.
Pacer Nahid Rana and spinner Taijul Islam led the Bangladesh assault with three wickets every, whereas Taskin Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed two wickets apiece.
Earlier, put into bat first, Bangladesh have been bowled out for 278 regardless of slipping to 116/6 shortly after lunch, largely because of a composed and commanding innings from Litton Das, who held the innings collectively and guided the decrease order.
The appropriate-handed batter top-scored with an impressive 126 off 159 deliveries, embellished with 16 fours and two sixes.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto contributed 29 off 74 deliveries, together with three fours, whereas Tanzid Hasan made 26 off 34 balls, hanging three boundaries. Mominul Haque scored 22 off 41 deliveries with three fours, and Mushfiqur Rahim added 23 off 64 balls, together with two boundaries.
Litton Das acquired robust assist from the decrease order, with Taijul Islam (16) and Shoriful Islam (12 not out), as he shared essential partnerships of over 60 runs with each.
For Pakistan, Khurram Shahzad was the standout bowler, ending with 4 wickets for 81 runs in 17 overs. Mohammad Abbas took three wickets, whereas Hasan Ali claimed two. Spinner Sajid Khan additionally chipped in with a wicket.
