Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Shortens the length, around off, punched off the back foot to cover.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, FOUR! Top shot! Overpitched delivery by Taijul, on middle and leg. Salman Agha advances down the pitch and drills it down the ground, beating mid on to his left for a boundary. This brings up the 50-run stand between Salman and Rizwan.
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Way too short, climbing on the batter, on off. Mohammad Rizwan hops across on his toes and plays a tennis-like smash using his wrists. Controls the pull shot along the ground, between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Angling in and around the leg stump. Salman Agha gets the front foot across and glances it fine to the leg side for a single.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Surprises the batter with a short ball in front of the face, Salman Agha is taken aback and fends it down to the leg side.
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Slanted onto the pads, full, Rizwan clips it off the pads to deep fine leg for a single.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Touch fuller and around off, nipping away. Salman Agha stabs it to the right of the gully fielder for a single.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, From around-the-wicket angle, this is bashed on a length, on top of off. Agha defends it back to the bowler with a straight bat.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, At 85.8 kph, this is flighted outside off, full in length. Rizwan bumps it away to short cover.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Too full and outside off, Agha drives it inside out to deep cover for an easy run.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Again, same line and length, Agha does the same. A watchful block off the front foot.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Serves it full in front of the stumps, Salman leans on and blocks it under the eyes.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Length ball, drifting in. Salman backs away and slices it to point.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Full, on middle, kept out on the off side.
Who bowls from the other end? It will be the spin of Taijul Islam.
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Overpitched delivery, on off, Rizwan carves it away to mid off.
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Rizwan responds strongly! Half volley around off, Rizwan strides across and creams it through the cover-point gap for a boundary. Sweetly timed.
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, At 133.9 kph, this is full again, on middle. Rizwan lunges forward and pushes it back to the bowler. Shoriful Islam threatens to throw it back to Rizwan and gives him a bit of stare as well.
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Curving in from off, on a fuller length. Rizwan presents a straight bat face and eases it to the bowler. Shoriful collects the ball on the follow-through and throws it to the batting end, but it hits Rizwan's left shin before rolling to the leg slip region.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Much fuller, around off, Agha leans across and drives it along the carpet to deep cover for a single.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Good start from Shoriful. Full and tailing from middle to leg, Salman Agha looks to flick it across the line, but plays all over it and wears it on the front pad. The ball then rolls it to mid-wicket. There's an appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. Possibly going down leg.
We are back for the third session! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Pakistan are still a long way away from the target, needing 237 more runs to win, but here are Salman Agha and Mohammad Rizwan to resume the chase. Shoriful Islam to start proceedings with the ball. Let's go...
... DAY 4, SESSION 3 ...
Bangladesh bowlers tighten the grip - After the Drinks break, Taijul provided Bangladesh with the breakthrough as Shan Masood fell to a sharp short-leg catch from Mahmudul Hasan Joy. The left-arm spinner looked full of confidence from thereon, constantly troubling the batters alongside Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto rotated his bowlers smartly and was rewarded when Nahid Rana dismissed Saud Shakeel. Bangladesh threatened to grab a couple more wickets before Tea, but Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha managed to hold on, albeit unconvincingly at times, with a few loose strokes. The hosts sense an opportunity heading into the final session, which has the potential to be the last session of both the match and the series. Join us at 9 am GMT to catch all the action in the final session.
Momentum with Bangladesh - SESSION SUMMARY - 99 runs and 3 wickets in 27 overs! Pakistan began the session solidly, negotiating the first half hour or so without losing a wicket as Babar Azam and Shan Masood steadily chipped away at the target. Masood brought up his half-century, and the pair added a crucial 92-run stand. However, the momentum shifted dramatically after Babar got strangled down the leg side against the run of play.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Quicker through the air, a touch short and outside off. Rizwan initially has a feel for it, but opts to leave. And that will be TEA on Day 4!
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Much fuller, on the stumps. Mohammad Rizwan lunges ahead with a huge stride and blocks it under the bat.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Pushed through, full and on off, Rizwan leans forward and smothers the spin.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Smidge fuller, outside off, Rizwan taps it out to cover.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Short again, around off, punched to cover off the back foot.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Short on length, outside off, Agha with a back foot punch to deep cover for a single. 200 UP FOR PAKISTAN!
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, ZIPPED THROUGH! Good pace and bounce from Shoriful. Hits the deck hard, and keeps it just outside the off stump. Mohammad Rizwan is forced to play at it with the ball angling into him. He slashes hard at it by staying rooted and is beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Serves it full and outside off, Salman Agha strides forward and drives it through backward point for an easy single.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Around off, on a length, Salman Agha gets on the front foot and steers it to backward point.
Slight halt! Mohammad Rizwan is struggling with some cramps, it seems and the physio has come in to check on him. We are good to resume.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Back of a length, on the fourth stump. Salman Agha stretches forward and knocks it to short cover.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Tighter line, on middle, angling in on a length. Salman Agha plays with a straight bat, drags it in front of the pads and blocks it watchfully.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Around the wicket. Full and straight on middle. Salman Agha defends it off the front foot to extra cover.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Pitched fuller on middle, Salman advances down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, Spectacular reply by Taijul. An absolute peach! Drifts in on middle, lands on a fuller length. Salman Agha is sucked on the front foot to block, but the ball lands and spins across the bat's face, beating it by a whisker. A slight appeal for caught behind, but nothing doing. Totally outfoxed Salman there.
Taijul Islam to Salman Agha, SIX! Goes all the way! Taijul drops it into the slot, around off. Salman Agha dances down the track and launches it comfortably over the long off fence for a cracking six. Salman picked the length very quickly here.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, On middle and full in length, Rizwan nudges it square on the leg side for a single.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Full on middle, Rizwan stretches forward by getting down on a knee and sweeps it straight to the square leg fielder.
Taijul Islam to Mohammad Rizwan, Good fielding! Short and spinning away from off. Salman cuts it hard off the back foot and gets it through backward point and the cover gap. Nahid and Shoriful chase it and it is the former who dives to flick the ball back into the playing area to save two for his team.
Mohammad Rizwan is taking in some fluids. Maybe, a bit of game-management as well to eat up some time as we are not far away from the Tea break.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Keeps the stumps in play, on a fuller length. Salman Agha leans forward and blocks it down the pitch.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Slants it into the batter, full in length. Salman Agha gets behind the line of the ball, brings the bat in front and defends it solidly.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Hard length, on off, Salman is solid in defence this time around.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, BEATEN! Brings the angle much closer to the off stump, does Shoriful, and gets the ball to straighten up with some bounce. Salman Agha stays put and hangs his bat away from the body and wafts at it, only to get beaten.
Shoriful Islam to Salman Agha, Back of a length, outside off, straightening a touch. Salman Agha gets on the toes to cut it square, but gets a thickish outside edge and the ball bounces before the gully fielder.