KHULNA - Mominul Haque scored eighty as West Pakistan|Asian country|Asian nation} created a formidable begin within the 1st check against Pakistan in Khulna on weekday, reaching 236 for four by stumps on the gap day. The gifted 23-year-old left-hander batted fluently to pass fifty for the twelfth time in his 1st thirteen Tests before being cornered leg-before by Zulfiqar character off the last ball of the day.
Opener Imrul Kayes created fifty one, M Mahmudullah scored forty nine and Shakib Al Hasan was undefeated on nineteen once the hosts nonappointive to require strike in sensible batting conditions at the ruler Abu Naser structure. Mominul has scored a period or additional in his last ten Tests. solely four batsmen -- Viv I. A. Richards of the West Indies, South Africa\'s AB First State Villiers and also the Indian pair of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag -- have scored additional 50s in consecutive check matches. \"I suppose we tend to area unit in an exceedingly sensible position, however if I had not been out we\'d are on high,\" Mominul same once the day\'s play. \"Surviving here is simple, however marking runs is troublesome.\" Mominul placed on forty for the second wicket with Imrul, ninety five for the third with Mahmudullah ANd forty nine for the fourth with Shakib as Pakistan\'s bowlers toiled for achievement on an unhelpful pitch.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah, off-break bowler MHafeez, left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz and left-arm spinner Zulfiqar claimed a wicket every, however Pakistan were frustrated by shoddy catching and fielding. the foremost dear let-off was by Zulfiqar, World Health Organization spilled an easy come back catch once Mominul was on seventeen.
Yasir skint a 52-run gap stand between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul simply before lunch by having Tamim (25) caught at forward short-leg by Azhar Ali. Yasir, World Health Organization had lost the preceding limited-overs series thanks to injury, all over the day with figures of 1 for fifty eight in eighteen overs. Imrul survived a powerful leg-before charm off the third ball of the innings from Junaid Khan because the TV umpire turned down Pakistan\'s review.
Hafeez, World Health Organization born Tamim at leg take off Zulfiqar once he was on sixteen, created amends by taking a come back catch to dismiss Imrul once lunch. Pakistan had to attend for pretty much 2 hours for his or her next success, that came once tea once cricketer Sarfraz Ahmed dived to his right to get rid of Mahmudullah off Wahab\'s bowling.
Azhar, World Health Organization LED Pakistan within the one-dayers before creating method for Misbah-ul Haq within the Tests, same the day\'s honours were shared once the dismissal of Mominul within the last over. \"Obviously once selecting Mominul\'s wicket we tend to area unit happy,\" he said. \"It has raised the team\'s spirits and hopefully we are able to dismiss them early tomorrow.\"
Bangladesh two-handed check debuts to Soumya Sarkar and quick bowler Mahomet Shahid, whereas Pakistan picked uncrowned hitter Lappic Aslam for the gap match of the two-Test series. Pakistan conjointly neglected senior off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, preferring to travel in with 2 specialist slow bowlers in Zulfiqar and Yasir. The hosts sweptwing the ODI series 3-0 and conjointly defeated Pakistan for the primary time in an exceedingly Twenty20 international.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH first INNINGS:
Tamim Iqbal c Azhar b Yasir twenty five
Imrul Kayes c and b Hafeez fifty one
Mominul Haque lbw b Zulfiqar eighty
Mahmudullah c Sarfraz b Wahab forty nine
Shakib Al Hasan not out nineteen
TO BAT: Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Shuvagata Hom, Taijul Islam, Belarusian monetary unit Hossain, M Shahid
EXTRAS: (lb5, nb7) 12
TOTAL: (4 wkts, 89.5 overs) 236
FOW: 1-52, 2-92, 3-187, 4-236
BOWLING: Junaid 16-2-40-0, Wahab 19-5-40-1, Hafeez 15-5-38-1, Zulfiqar twenty one.5-3-55-1, Yasir 18-1-58-1.
PAKISTAN: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), M Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Younus Khan, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar character, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan
TOSS: Pakistan
UMPIRES: N Llong (Eng), R Martinesz (SL)
TV UMPIRE: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
MATCH REFEREE: Jeff Crowe (NZ)
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