Hasan Mahmud achieved a first for Bangladeshi pacers in a Test match in Pakistan with his five-for. Furthermore, it was the first time for the Bangla Tigers in the red-ball format that fast bowlers had taken all ten of the opposition’s wickets in a single innings.
With a narrow advantage of just 21 runs going into Day 4, Pakistan had their work cut out for them. As the hosts looked to maintain the momentum, Saim Ayub and Shan Masood struck four boundaries between them in the first four overs of the day, setting a good early pace for the day.
After a few quiet overs, Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was positioned in the wide mid-off region, made a brilliant grab that claimed Ayub, giving up the first wicket. Masood (28 off 34 balls) was under strain and ultimately played a poor shot to give up his wicket just four overs later.
In the nineteenth over, Mohammad Rizwan got an edge, which the fielder dropped at first slip, causing a tense moment. As the ball, however, moved towards the ropes, Pakistan was able to extend their lead. The most crucial incident for Bangladesh, however, was what transpired prior to the previously listed events: Babar Azam’s wicket.
Nahid Rana skidded away to the boundary rope in a fit of fervour, and Babar had another poor performance as he edged one to the first slip. A 55-run partnership between Salman Agha and Rizwan brought some calm to the chaos, but Hasan Mahmud’s two wickets negated all of the hard work that had been done up to that point. Just seconds later, Nahid Rana scored in a manner reminiscent of Mahmud’s.
It was all up to Salman Agha, who had taken the bulk of the strike in the first innings, to take it upon himself with just one wicket left. Agha hit four fours and a maximum when he inside-edged a delivery that went to the slips to give.
Hasan Mahmud his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, but he was unable to add any more runs to the otherwise dismal Pakistani batting performance or reach his ninth fifty-run score.
One would have anticipated a cautious approach from the visitors given the cloudy and overcast weather and more than a day remaining to pursue the 185-run objective. But Zakir Hasan’s intentions were very evident in the six overs that remained before Tea was taken, so this was anything but the template indicated above.
The third session saw play stopped by poor light, and then called off owing to a consistent sequence of precipitation, leaving only one over possible. Bangladesh was clearly aiming for the kill, and as such, they would naturally be the more irate of the two teams.
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Rain is predicted for the balance of today and tomorrow, and Bangladesh is hoping desperately for at least a couple of sessions to avoid a historic clean sweep.
Here’s how the fans reacted to 4 day of the game:
Qudrat ka nizam working?? 😭😭
But literally Bangladesh deserves to win, how they manage to come back from 26-6 to 262. They outclass Pakistan in every department. High time for Pakistan to learn from mistakes.
Ban need 142 runs to win on day 5 of test match.
#PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/P7bpt2kqgs
— Babar Azam’s World (@Babrazam358) September 2, 2024
cros DAY 4 | DUE TO RAIN. 🌧️
Bangladesh require another 143 runs with 10 wickets in hand to seal another historic Test win and the series as well. ⏳#PAKvsBAN #Cricket #Trending pic.twitter.com/v0GOWV4S5b
— Maryam Rajpoot (@Maryam__Rajpoot) September 2, 2024
Could be handy break for Pakistan
Think plan & execute better tomorrow
Target 185
Still 143 to get #PakvBan #tapmad #HojaoADFree— Abdul Ghaffar 🇵🇰 (@GhaffarDawnNews) September 2, 2024
Are ghaffar besharm
First test me bangladesh ne fist innings me 565 kuch run banaye or is test me 264 jase run banaye or second Pari me to abhi tak 1 wkt pakistan ke tuche bowler nahi le sake na pahle test me na is test me or tu 143 defend karne ka bol raha— Sandeep 🇮🇳 (@hitvees) September 2, 2024
READY FOR An exciting Test Cricket finish loading 🔥
Historic series win for #Bangladesh tomorrow? 📷#BANvsPAK | #PAKvBAN | #PAKvsBAN #BANvPAK https://t.co/LTzOhmDvwY pic.twitter.com/awmvGa9fTO
— Dilbag Koundal ਦਿਲਬਾਗ ਕੌਂਡਲ 🇮🇳 (@dilbag_koundal) September 2, 2024
Game is on Fire 🔥 🏏🏆
Pakistan lose four this morning including three in three overs to speedster Nahid Rana ⚡️
Rizwan (dropped first ball)
What final score can Bangladesh feel comfortable chasing? 🤔
👉 #PAKvBAN #PAKvsBAN #BANvPAK pic.twitter.com/QuXQybiuLJ
— Dilbag Koundal ਦਿਲਬਾਗ ਕੌਂਡਲ 🇮🇳 (@dilbag_koundal) September 2, 2024
#Pakistan team was all out after scoring 172runs. #Bangladesh has been given a target of 185 to complete a series clean sweep . #HasanMahmud took a 5 wicket haul.#AghaSalman played brilliant 47* inning. #PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/zmxUneOm4J
— DK Lakhlan (@DkLakhlan) September 2, 2024
The ground in Rawalpindi is still not fully covered, this could prevent Bangladesh from a famous Test series win tomorrow 🇧🇩😭😭
And if there’s no more play tomorrow, Pakistan will still lose the series 1-0. This is really tense now 🇵🇰💔#PAKvBAN #tapmad #HojaoADFree pic.twitter.com/lQhsumZJWr
— mktv (@faisalk00655577) September 2, 2024
Pathetic performance by Pakistan. Losing wickets like a torrential downpour at home. Another test match, another loss looming. Meanwhile Bangladesh has been outstanding.#PAKvsBAN
— 𝔸𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕪❁ (@wordsbyher_) September 2, 2024
In the ongoing Test series between Bangladesh and Pakistan, Litton Das played a crucial innings to keep the match balanced in Rawalpindi.#LitonDas #Bangladesh #Pakistan #ICC #TestMatch #Rawalpindi #Century pic.twitter.com/Kca0DzVHbT
— little things (@littlethings94k) September 2, 2024
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