Bangladesh dismantled Pakistan for 172 in the third innings as Hasan Mahmud bowled brilliantly © AFP
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud picked up a five-wicket haul and combined with fellow quick Nahid Rana, to bowl out the hosts for 174 in the second session on Day 4 in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh, chasing just 185 for a historic 2-0 series win, made a brisk start through openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam.
Pakistan began the second session with their backs to the wall already as they'd lost four wickets to pace in the morning period. Nahid Rana had forced poor decision making from three of the Pakistan batters - Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel - before Lunch that left them six down with Mohammad Rizwan having to mop up the mess. He too found life difficult early on, and even copped a bouncer on his helmet but rode out the last nine overs of the session in the company of Agha Salman.
The resistance from the pair lasted only for six and a half overs in the second session when Rizwan too was guilty of playing a poor shot, chasing after a ball from Mahmud that was pitched outside off and moving further away. Litton Das completed a simple catch behind. Mahmud sent Mohammad Ali packing on the very next ball, once again inducing an outside edge. This one flew to Najmul Hossain at second slip.
Pakistan were eight down and grey overheads began to loom. While Salman attempted to stretch the lead, Abrar Ahmed hung around for six overs before Rana came back to bounce out the tailender. Abrar attempted to back away but ended up poking at the rising delivery and hitting it to Najmul at first slip. No. 11 batter Mir Hamza stayed on while Salman pushed for quick runs, but that only went on for five more overs. Mahmud put an end to it with the wicket of Hamza, completing his fifer in the process.
Bangladesh openers then saw off a short period of play unscathed, until the Tea break. Zakir was the more proactive of the two batters, flicking and pulling Khurram Shahzad for two sixes. The pacer kept angling the ball into the left-hander from round the stumps and was repeatedly punished. When the Tea break came, Bangladesh were 37/0 in just 6 overs.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 262 (Litton Das 138, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78; Khurram Shahzad 6-90, Salman Agha 2-13) & 37/0 (Zakir Hasan 27*) trail Pakistan 274 & 172 (Agha Salman 47*, Mohammad Rizwan 43; Hasan Mahmud 5-43, Nahid Rana 4-44) by 148 runs
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud picked up a five-wicket haul and combined with fellow quick Nahid Rana, to bowl out the hosts for 174 in the second session on Day 4 in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh, chasing just 185 for a historic 2-0 series win, made a brisk start through openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam.
Pakistan began the second session with their backs to the wall already as they'd lost four wickets to pace in the morning period. Nahid Rana had forced poor decision making from three of the Pakistan batters - Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel - before Lunch that left them six down with Mohammad Rizwan having to mop up the mess. He too found life difficult early on, and even copped a bouncer on his helmet but rode out the last nine overs of the session in the company of Agha Salman.
The resistance from the pair lasted only for six and a half overs in the second session when Rizwan too was guilty of playing a poor shot, chasing after a ball from Mahmud that was pitched outside off and moving further away. Litton Das completed a simple catch behind. Mahmud sent Mohammad Ali packing on the very next ball, once again inducing an outside edge. This one flew to Najmul Hossain at second slip.
Pakistan were eight down and grey overheads began to loom. While Salman attempted to stretch the lead, Abrar Ahmed hung around for six overs before Rana came back to bounce out the tailender. Abrar attempted to back away but ended up poking at the rising delivery and hitting it to Najmul at first slip. No. 11 batter Mir Hamza stayed on while Salman pushed for quick runs, but that only went on for five more overs. Mahmud put an end to it with the wicket of Hamza, completing his fifer in the process.
Bangladesh openers then saw off a short period of play unscathed, until the Tea break. Zakir was the more proactive of the two batters, flicking and pulling Khurram Shahzad for two sixes. The pacer kept angling the ball into the left-hander from round the stumps and was repeatedly punished. When the Tea break came, Bangladesh were 37/0 in just 6 overs.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 262 (Litton Das 138, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78; Khurram Shahzad 6-90, Salman Agha 2-13) & 37/0 (Zakir Hasan 27*) trail Pakistan 274 & 172 (Agha Salman 47*, Mohammad Rizwan 43; Hasan Mahmud 5-43, Nahid Rana 4-44) by 148 runs