Babar Azam scored his nineteenth 50 years and added an undefeated 91 run represent the third wicket with Azhar Ali to plot Pakistan’s recuperation before terrible light guaranteed not a ball could be bowled in the last meeting. In the 57 overs that were conceivable, Pakistan came to 161 for 2.

Pakistan took steps to get going in Dhaka similarly they completed in Chattogram as openers Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique got rolling rapidly after Babar won the throw and picked to bat. Mominul Haque anticipated that the early overcast conditions should help his quicks yet that wasn’t to be.

Bangladesh invited back Shakib Al Hasan just as quick bowler Khaled Ahmed who was depended with the assignment close by Ebadot to make early advances. Yet, he offered width outside the off stump to Abid, who dispatched two such conveyances to the limit behind point.

The home side pacers went through a stage where they made a decent attempt and wound up blundering with lengths as the Pakistan openers gathered fours to get their association rolling. They didn’t have a lot of limitation against spinners Taijul Islam and Shakib either whenever the chances came up, as the Pakistan pair took the group to 54 for 0 after the main hour mark.

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However, they actually couldn’t add to their stands of 146 and 151 in Chattogram, as Taijul got the ball rolling and spread out a couple of brilliant variety. One such variety, a conveyance that just went with Taijul’s round-the-wicket point, penetrated the bat-cushion hole and asked Shafique to take a hike for a 50-ball 25. An indistinguishable conveyance accompanied Abid’s name on it, as he cleaved it onto the stumps before long. Be that as it may, from 61 for 2, Babar and Azhar restored Pakistan’s innings with a great deal of solace and style.

Mominul continued with Taijul even after the Lunch break however his left-arm spinner returned with basically nothing. Comparable was the destiny of his two different spinners – Shakib and Mehidy Hasan and Babar and Azhar took Pakistan past the 100-run mark. The 20-minute break that came through passing showers was the main rest that Bangladesh could get in a meeting of work.

After the break, the play was first deferred because of awful light and in the end must be canceled as the overhead conditions neglected to improve.

Brief Scores: Pakistan 161/2 (Babar Azam 60*, Abid Ali 39; Taijul Islam 2-49) vs Bangladesh in 2nd test day 1

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