Bangladesh’s target to win the match is 185 runs. In response, what Bangladesh team’s two openers Zakir Hasan and Sadman Islam did in the fourth innings could not have been better. Zakir batted aggressively, Shadman played carefully.
Zakir scored 31 runs off just 23 balls before the game ended in light, while Shadman’s 9 runs came off 19 balls. Bangladesh scored 42 runs without losing any wicket in 7 overs courtesy of the two. Bangladesh need 143 runs to win, with 10 wickets in hand. Only the weather of Rawalpindi can save Pakistan from this situation.
‘Momentum’ has become a very common term in cricket these days. Coach – Cricketers often use this English term to refer to match conditions. At the end of the third day of the Rawalpindi Test, leading by 12 runs, the momentum came within Bangladesh’s reach after Pakistan took 2 quick wickets in the second innings. Hasan Mahmud sent back Abdullah Shafiq and Khurram Shehzad, who came down as ‘nightwatchman’ in two consecutive overs.
The pacers of Bangladesh kept the rhythm of the previous day even this morning. Hasan, who took 2 wickets the previous day, took 3 more wickets today and took 5 wickets for the first time in his Test career. Nahid Rana suffered 4 wickets in fast bowling. Experienced pacer Taskin Ahmed took 1 wicket and Pakistan were bowled out for 172 runs, Bangladesh’s target was 185 runs.
Short score
Pakistan: 274 and 172 in 46.4 overs (Salman 47*, Rizwan 43, Shan 28, Saim 20; Hasan 5/43, Rana 4/44, Taskin 1/40).
Bangladesh: 262 and 42/0 in 7 overs (Zakir 31*, Shadman 9*).
(end of 4th day)
