Liton Das, Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test: Bangladesh cricket team is on a tour of Pakistan these days, where a 2 match test series is being played between the two. Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first test. While in the second match also, it has given a tough fight to Pakistan. In this last match, Bangladeshi Hindu cricketer Liton Das created havoc with his bat.
In fact, after losing the toss and batting first, Pakistan team scored 274 runs. After this, Bangladesh team had a very bad start. The visiting team lost 6 wickets for just 26 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim (3), Shakib Al Hasan (2), Zakir Hasan (1), captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto (4), Mominul Haque (1) and Shadman Islam (10) all flopped badly.
Liton Das scored a strong century
After this, wicketkeeper batsman Liton Das came to the crease at number 7 and played a strong innings with understanding. Mehdi Hasan Miraz also supported Liton Das well. Together, both of them made a brilliant partnership of 165 runs for the 7th wicket.
Liton Das played an innings of 138 runs on 228 balls in the match and pulled the Bangladesh team out of a difficult situation. He hit 4 sixes and 13 fours in his innings. While Mehdi Hasan Miraz played an innings of 78 runs on 124 balls. He hit 1 six and 12 fours. Due to this, Bangladesh scored 262 runs in the first innings and remained just 10 runs behind Pakistan.
Pakistan lost 2 wickets for 9 runs
By the end of the third day, Bangladesh team had taken control of the match. They gave two big blows to Pakistan team at 9 runs. First Abdullah Shafiq was out after scoring 3 runs. After this Khurram Shahzad returned to the pavilion without opening his account. Both of them were made victims by fast bowler Hasan Mahmud.
Bangladesh-Pakistan playing-11:
Pakistan Team: Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza and Mohammad Ali.
Bangladeshi team: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)