Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: The second match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. The condition of the Pakistani team is bad in this match too. At the time of stumps on the second day of the match (31 August), Bangladesh had scored 10 runs without any loss in their first innings. Shadman Islam is unbeaten on 6 and Zakir Hasan is unbeaten on 0. Bangladesh is now 264 runs behind Pakistan.
Earlier, Pakistan scored 274 runs in their first innings. Opener Sam Ayub scored the highest 58 runs for Pakistan. Ayub faced 110 balls during this period and hit two sixes besides four fours. Captain Shan Masood (57 runs, 2 fours) and Agha Salman (54 runs, 3 fours and 2 sixes) also made half-century contributions. For Bangladesh, spinner Mehdi Hasan Miraz took the highest five wickets and Taskin Ahmed took three wickets. Nahid Rana and Shakib Al Hasan took one wicket each.
Bangladesh trail by 264 runs at stumps on day two 🏏
Sam, Salman and Shaan scored half centuries in Pakistan’s score of 274.#PAKvBAN , #TestOnHai pic.twitter.com/WUDYIbR2at
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 31, 2024
Babar Azam failed with the bat again!
Star batsman Babar Azam disappointed in the first innings for Pakistan. Babar got out after getting set at the crease. Babar faced 77 balls and scored 31 runs, which included 2 fours. Babar was out LBW by Shakib Al Hasan. Babar had also performed disappointingly in the first Test match. Then Babar scored 0 runs in the first innings and 22 runs in the second innings.
Pakistan’s playing-11: Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali.
Bangladesh playing-11: 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, Nahid Rana.
There was a shameful defeat in the first test
Let us tell you that Bangladesh is leading 1-0 in the two-match Test series. Bangladesh performed brilliantly and defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first match of the series. This was Bangladesh’s first win against Pakistan in the history of Test cricket. In the match, Pakistan gave Bangladesh a target of 30 runs, which it achieved without losing any wicket and won the match. For the first time, Pakistan lost a Test match at home by 10 wickets.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)