- News
- Sports News
- Cricket News
- BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 3 Live Score: Mushfiqur Rahim's ton puts Bangladesh in commanding position; Pakistan need 437 to square the series
BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 3 Live Score: Mushfiqur Rahim's ton puts Bangladesh in commanding position; Pakistan need 437 to square the series
Pakistan ended the day at 21 without loss in reply, with Azan Awais unbeaten on 13 and Abdullah Fazal on 8 in Sylhet.
Litton leads Bangladesh recovery
Coming in at No. 6, Litton played a counter-attacking knock of 126 off 159 balls, smashing 16 fours and two sixes for his sixth Test century. His innings came at a crucial time after Bangladesh slumped to 116/6 shortly after lunch.
Pakistan, already trailing 1-0 in the two-match series following their 104-run defeat in Mirpur, opted to bowl first after winning the toss — a decision that paid immediate dividends.
Pakistan strike early
Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy was dismissed for a duck after edging Mohammad Abbas to second slip off the second ball of the match.
Debutant Tanzid Hasan looked promising during his quickfire 26 off 34 balls, hitting three boundaries before attempting an ambitious pull shot against Abbas, who completed the catch off his own bowling.
Mominul Haque was then bowled for 22 by Khurram Shahzad.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim tried to stabilise the innings with a 43-run partnership.
Collapse after lunch
However, Bangladesh lost momentum immediately after lunch, losing three wickets for just 15 runs.
Shanto edged Abbas behind for 29, Mushfiqur was trapped lbw for 23, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz fell for four after being caught at deep fine leg, leaving the hosts reeling at 116/6.
Lower order supports Litton
Litton found valuable support from the lower order. He stitched together a patient 60-run partnership with Taijul Islam, who scored 16 off 114 balls. Litton reached his fifty in 93 balls before accelerating rapidly.
The right-hander needed only 42 more deliveries to complete his century, bringing it up with a stylish cover drive off Shahzad before dispatching the very next ball for six.
Litton then added 38 runs alongside Taskin Ahmed and followed it up with a crucial 64-run ninth-wicket stand with Shoriful Islam off just 73 balls.
"The most important thing in this innings is that Taijul, Taskin and Shoriful all batted well and faced a lot of balls," Litton said.
Pakistan rue missed reviews
Pakistan also missed two crucial review opportunities during Bangladesh’s innings. Replays later showed faint edges from Mushfiqur and Litton, but captain Shan Masood chose not to challenge the umpire’s decisions.
"We were getting wickets early on. Unluckily, we missed a couple of reviews," said Shahzad.
"If we had gotten them out there, the situation would have been completely different."
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Mominul Haque ducks under it.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Mominul Haque blocks it out solidly.
DRINKS! It has been a good phase of counterattacking cricket from Bangladesh. Despite losing Tanzid Hasan for not much on the board, Mahmudul Hasan Joy has injected some fresh air within the Bangladesh camp with his clinical ball-striking. With the lead stretching to 115 and almost the entire batting unit still in the bank, Bangladesh are racing away with the game at this point.
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 42 (51)
- Mominul Haque 12 (23)
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Goes short and around off, turns in, Mahmudul Hasan Joy lets it come to him and steers it past first slip for a brace.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Pushed through quicker, full and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy defends on the front foot.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Floated, full and on middle, Mahmudul Hasan Joy pushes it back to the bowler.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Flatter, full and on middle, turns in, Mahmudul Hasan Joy fends it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mahmudul Hasan Joy tucks it to short mid-wicket.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR! Nicely done! Shorter in length and outside off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy rocks back and punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.
- Mominul Haque 12 (23)
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 36 (45)
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Much fuller and around off, Mominul Haque is solid in his defense. Maiden over!
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, On a length and on off, Mominul Haque keeps it out to the off side.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Right in the blockhole, on off, Mominul Haque digs it out to extra cover.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Fuller in length and around off, Mominul Haque drives it nicely but straight to wide mid off.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Short of a length and on middle, Mominul Haque covers his stumps and pats it down the pitch.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Back of a length and on off, Mominul Haque gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.
- Mominul Haque 12 (17)
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 36 (45)
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Flatter, full and around off, Mominul Haque drives it to sweeper cover for one more.
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Slows it up, full and on off, Mominul Haque gets forward and blocks it out.
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Tossed up, full and on off, Mominul Haque steers it away to point.
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Short and around leg again, Mominul Haque stays back and nudges it towards fine leg for a couple of more runs.
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Flighted, full and around leg, Mominul Haque gets down and paddles it away towards fine leg for a brace.
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Floated, short and on middle, Mominul Haque gets deep inside the crease and pats it to the leg side.
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 36 (45)
- Mominul Haque 7 (11)
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Short of a length and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy stays back and keeps it out to the off side.
HALT! Mahmudul Hasan Joy has been hit on the fingers of his right hand and the team physio is having a look at it. A bit of magic spray will do for Joy.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Hits the length hard, on off, jags back in with steep bounce. Mahmudul Hasan Joy commits on the front foot but has to adjust. He handles it well to keep it out but has taken a blow on his hand.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, On a length and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy pats it towards mid off.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Back of a length and around off, Mominul Haque opens the bat face and guides it through point for a single.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight and too full, on the pads. Mominul Haque just has to get some bat on it and he tickles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Bangladesh lead by 103 runs now.
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, Fuller and on middle, Mominul Haque knocks it to mid on.
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 36 (42)
- Mominul Haque 2 (8)
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Dropped short and around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy punches it through cover-point for a brace.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR! And again! Loopy delivery, full and around off. Mahmudul Hasan Joy plays it right under his eyes and carasses it to cover's left this time for another boundary. 50 up for Bangladesh!
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR! Finds the gap this time! Sajid Khan gives this one some more air, full and on off. Mahmudul Hasan Joy leans onto his drive and creams it through covers for a boundary.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Flighted, full and around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy drills it firmly but straight to cover.
Sajid Khan to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Floated, full and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy taps it to the off side.
Sajid Khan is brought into the attack.
Sajid Khan to Mominul Haque, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mominul Haque comes forward and tucks it past short leg for a single.
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 26 (37)
- Mominul Haque 1 (7)
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Pitched up but angling down the leg side, Mahmudul Hasan Joy fails to glance it away as the ball brushes his pads before rolling to the keeper.
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR! Lovely shot! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Mahmudul Hasan Joy gets on top of the bounce, swivels and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Good length and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy drills it on the up to mid off.
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Back of a length and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy rides the bounce well, gets his hands high and keeps it out. Shahzad has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball.
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Short of a length and outside off, gets some extra bounce. Mahmudul Hasan Joy hops up to cut but chops it down behind to the keeper.
Khurram Shahzad to Mominul Haque, Pitched up and around off, Mominul Haque strides out and drives it firmly wide of cover-point. Abdullah Fazal dives to his right to make a half-stop. They cross.
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Full and angling into the pads, Mahmudul Hasan Joy clips it to deep squre leg for a single.
- Mominul Haque 0 (6)
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 21 (31)
Hasan Ali to Mominul Haque, On the back of a good length, angling across the left-handed batter. Mominul Haque looks to block it down, but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Fuller, around the pads of the batter, Mahmudul Hasan Joy clips it to deep square leg for a single.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Bumper, on middle, Mahmudul Hasan Joy ducks underneath the delivery.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, On a good length, around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy blocks it out.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR! SHOT! Good-length delivery, outside off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy punches through the cover region for another boundary.
Hasan Ali to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR LEG BYES! Not a great start from Hasan Ali. Fuller, but sprays down the leg side. Mahmudul Hasan Joy misses his flick and it brushes off his pads toward the deep fine leg fence for four more runs.
- Mahmudul Hasan Joy 16 (26)
- Mominul Haque 0 (5)
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Fuller in length, around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy drives it to the point fielder.
Khurram Shahzad to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, On a length, around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy fends it to short cover.
Match Statistics
Venue
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
