Twitter Reactions: Saim Ayub-Shan Masood's stand pilots Pakistan to a respectable total on Day 2 of second Test
Bangladesh trail by 264 runs at the end of day 2.
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Pakistan and Bangladesh faced off in the second and final Test match of their series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on August 31. This clash came after the hosts suffered a heavy 10-wicket defeat in the opening Test at the same venue. Due to continuous rainfall, the opening day of the match was completely washed out. As a result, the originally scheduled five-day game has been reduced to four days of play.
The clash began with Najmul Hossain Shanto calling it correctly at the toss and electing to field first. Pakistan got off to a horrible start as opener Abdullah Shafique fell victim to an exceptional delivery from Taskeen Ahmed in the sixth bowl of the first over of the innings.
Saim Ayub and skipper Shan Masood took charge of putting the team back on track. Both the left-hand batters quickly started finding boundaries, and kept the scoreboard ticking, stitching a crucial 107-run partnership. Masood departed after scoring a well-crafted 69-ball 57, including two boundaries. Ayub also found himself walking back to the pavilion in no time. The southpaw smashed 58 runs, lacing his innings with four boundaries and two sixes.
Star batter Babar Azam who struggled in the first Test match, showed some promise scoring a 77-ball 31. Saud Shakeel who scored an exceptional century in the opening Test, departed after managing to add just 16 runs to the tally.
Mohammad Rizwan (29) who was trying to build a partnership with Salman Agha became Taskeen's third victim of the day. Meanwhile, Agha kept playing his strokes from the other side and managed to score a handy 54 runs. After Agha's dismissal, the visitors quickly wrapped up Pakistan's tail and bowled them out on 274 runs.
As for Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball picking a brilliant fifer. Ahmed finished with figures of 3/57 with Shakib Al Hasan and Nahid Rana picking a wicket each.
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The tourists came out to bat for just two overs and finished with 10/0 with Shadman Islam (6*) and Zakir Hasan (0*). The pair will resume batting the following day, with their team still trailing by 264 runs.
Here's how the fans reacted to Day 2 of second PAK vs BAN Test:
Shakib Al Hasan doing his Shakib things—first taking on Rizwan in the 1st test & then giving Babar a fall for his money today. He's not just playing all-round, he's playing all over! #PAKvBAN #Pakistan #Cricket #Bangladesh 🇧🇩 pic.twitter.com/4j6orHtC6F
— Sunshine (@sunshine_964016) August 31, 2024
Day 2 of the second Test match ends:
— C.F.G🇵🇸||💗APUN✨💗|| (@cricketfangir1) August 31, 2024
Pakistan team scored 274 runs.
Bangladesh scored 10 runs without losing any wickets.#BabarAzam #PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/4bXrAooXK9
- Pakistan 274/10
— Zeeshan (Shani) (@ShaniInfluncer) August 31, 2024
- Bangladesh 10/0
It was Bangladesh's day in Rawalpindi. Pakistan are in trouble, they could lose the series here 🇵🇰💔💔#PAKvBAN #tapmad #HojaoADFree pic.twitter.com/fxJV7f8VjR
Bangladesh finish the day unscathed after bundling Pakistan out for 274 👏🇧🇩#WTC25 | 📝 #PAKvBAN: https://t.co/ojNjyNPeF0 pic.twitter.com/0spa9hca23
— Abu bakar (@Abubakar1594673) August 31, 2024
YOU KNOW WHAT.
— CRICKET STATS (@fantasy1Cricket) August 31, 2024
JOE ROOT DON'T HAVE ANY HUNDRED IN AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, UAE AND PAKISTAN.
Confirmed ☑️
— Afghan Army 🇦🇫🏏 (@afg_CricketArmy) August 31, 2024
There has been a clash within the Pakistan team.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi, a Pakistan national team player born in Kunduz, got into a physical fight after the match against Bangladesh, exchanging blows. As a result, Afridi has been… https://t.co/9LLWj8snbr pic.twitter.com/dS72xfUWwR
Sachin Tendulkar has the most no of Test hundreds in the history of cricket where the team got bowled out under 300 in an innings.
— Prateem Bhattacharjee 🇮🇳🚩 (@PBTheBanglaBoy) August 31, 2024
114 vs Australia
111 vs South Africa
122 vs England
136 vs Pakistan
116 vs Australia
103 vs England
109 vs Sri Lanka
105* vs Bangladesh https://t.co/whW7KEs47K pic.twitter.com/9eQjHbtGzG
Day 2 belongs to Bangladesh!!
— Faisal Ch (@Faisal348121) August 31, 2024
The battle heats up as the Bangladesh look to break past Pakistan’s total on Day 3#PAKvBAN #WTC25
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