Pakistan was dismissed for 172 on the fourth day of the Test match by Bangladesh, and they will be required to pursue 185 in order to secure the second Test and the series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana caused pandemonium by claiming five and four wickets, respectively.
Saim Ayub and skipper Shan Masood provided a solid start for the hosts, commencing the day on 9/2 and contributing 38 runs.
Ayub was the initial player to depart, as Taskin Ahmed claimed his wicket. He scored 20 runs on 35 deliveries.
Masood scored 28 runs off 34 deliveries before being promptly replaced by Rana.
Pakistan was further embroiled by Rana’s swift dismissal of Babar Azam (11) and Saud Shakeel (2).
Babar’s dismal performance in the Tests persisted, as he had yet to score a fifty in 16 innings.
In the interim, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha provided valuable contributions at the back end. 55 runs were added by the duo for the seventh wicket.
Mahmud was summoned by Bangladeshi captain Najmul Hasan Shanto, and he delivered consecutive deliveries by dismissing Rizwan and Mohammad Ali.
Off 73 deliveries, Rizwan scored 43 runs, five of which were fours. In the interim, Abrar Ahmed retired after encountering 12 projectiles for a total of two.
Mahmud dismissed Mir Hamza (4) to conclude Pakistan’s innings at 172.
Salman contributed critical runs to Pakistan and maintained an unblemished record of 47.
Mahmud became the first Bangladeshi pacer to take this many wickets in an innings in Pakistan, registering his first fifer in Test cricket.
Abdullah Shafique, the opener, was dismissed for three runs at the conclusion of the third day of play, while Khurram Shahzad, the night watchman, was dismissed for nothing.
On Sunday, Litton Das of Bangladesh scored a defiant 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78, as the tourists recovered from a precarious position to post 262 all out. Shahzad had taken six wickets on the third day of the second test.
Bangladesh was in peril of following on amid fiery fast bowling in the morning, as they were reduced to 26-6 and in response to Pakistan’s first innings 274. However, Das and Miraz constructed a 165-run stand for the seventh wicket to stabilize the ship.
Das scored 13 fours and four sixes in his 228-ball innings, while Miraz, who managed to dismiss Pakistan with five wickets, demonstrated his batsmanship by striking 12 fours and a six.
It is important to note that Bangladesh currently holds a 1-0 advantage in the two-match series, having won the opening Test match by a margin of 10 wickets.