Pakistan vs Bangladesh LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 3: Bangladesh Openers Aim To Recover After Pakistan Pile Up 448

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Day 3, First Test LIVE Updates: Bangladesh will be hoping to survive Day 3, as they try and recover after Pakistan amassed 448 in the first two days. Following the twin centuries of Mohammad Rizwan (171) and Saud Shakeel (141), Pakistan firmly have the upper hand. Bangladesh openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan stayed unbeaten overnight, as they ended on 27/0. Pakistan have not won a Test series on home soil since early 2021, and will hope to bundle out Bangladesh in the hunt for a big win. (Live Scorecard)

Hello and welcome to the action of Day 3 between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Apart from one session in this match, both days have been dominated by the hosts so far. Day 2 saw Pakistan stretch their scoring feat by a long margin with Shakeel and Rizwan both scoring a magnificent century. A lapse of concentration saw Shakeel get out on 141 but Rizwan continued on his merry way and scored more than 150 before the skipper declared the innings and pitched Bangladesh to play a small tricky passage at the end of Day 2 however, the visitors without losing any wicket dealt with it. There is a lot of runs to be scored on this pitch. It’s really good one to bat on and if Bangladesh start well today they can make the Pakistani seamers suffer a bit. Stay tuned for more updates.

... Day 3, Session 1...

The partnership between Rizwan and Shakeel earlier helped Pakistan get to a big first innings score. However, Bangladesh have begun well but they'll need big efforts from their batters too. Pakistan will hope the wicket does start playing tricks or it could well be hard work in the field for them too. They'll be hoping for a couple of wickets early to put the visitors under pressure. Bangladesh on the other