Pakistan beats Bangladesh by 8 wickets in first Take a look at match

Pakistan have been poised to win the match comfortably after openers Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique scored half-centuries to construct a stable basis.
Bangladesh’s spin magician Taijul Islam trapped Abid Ali lbw on 91 runs whereas Abdullah Shafique was dismissed the identical manner by Mehidy Hasan on 73.

Nevertheless, steady partnership between Azhar Ali, who scored 24 and skipper Babar Azam, who made 13, ensured Pakistan’s win.

At stumps on Day 4, Pakistan completed at 109-0, needing solely 93 runs on the ultimate day.

Ali was 56 not out on the finish of play, including to his first-innings rating of 133, whereas debutant Shafique completed unbeaten on 53.

“In Take a look at cricket, a fourth day may be very essential,” Shafique had stated.

“Our plan at present was to limit them for the bottom whole attainable in order that we are able to simply chase it down. That is what we have been attempting and we have been profitable.”

Quick bowler Shaheen Afridi earlier claimed 5-32 to assist Pakistan bowl out Bangladesh for 157 runs of their second innings regardless of wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das scoring a preventing fifty.

Resuming on 39-4, Bangladesh regarded down and out as soon as they misplaced Mushfiqur Rahim within the first over of the day, earlier than Liton, who struck 100 within the first innings, hauled the hosts again to respectability with 59 off 89 balls.

Afridi trapped Liton leg-before after which had Abu Jayed out for a duck to finish his fourth five-wicket Take a look at haul.

Off-spinner Sajid Khan, who completed with 3-33, wrapped issues up by dispatching Taijul Islam.

The hosts had acquired off to a optimistic begin with Mushfiqur hitting a boundary off the primary ball of the morning, bowled by Hasan Ali.

However two balls later he left a supply that darted again in and departed for 16 after Hasan uprooted his off-stump.