Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 2 Live Updates: Pakistan Dealt Early Blow, Taskin Removes Shafique
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 2 Live Updates: Pakistan have suffered an early blow with Abdullah Shafique getting dismissed by Taskin Ahmed. Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossian Shanto won the toss and opted to field against Pakistan on Day 2 of the second Test in Rawalpindi. No play was possible on the first day of the match as incessant rain played spoilsport in Rawalpindi. After losing to Bangladesh for the first time in Test cricket, nothing but a dominant win would help Pakistan make amends. (Live Scorecard)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Mir Hamza
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana
Four!
Bangs the ball in short across the left-hander from over the wicket angle, on top of the off stump. Shan Masood stays on the crease and drops the ball to the left of point and runs a comfortable single.
Full and shaping into the pads, clipped straight to mid-wicket by Saim Ayub.
Overpitched wide outside off, Saim Ayub drives it wide of the short cover and picks up a couple of runs.
FOUR! Risky but Saim Ayub gets the reward! Mahmud angles it across the batter, on a fuller length, Saim Ayub goes for the drive away from his body and gets it past the man at backward point for a boundary.
Mahmud drags the length back and gets it around the hips, Shan Masood gets on top of the bounce and tucks it in front of mid-wicket for a single.
Full again by Mahmud, outside off, Shan Masood leans into the drive and hits it through