A dreamy day for Bangladesh in Liton-Mirage's bat from the rubble

A dreamy day for Bangladesh in Liton-Mirage's bat from the rubble

The first session of the third day of the Rawalpindi Test was a complete mess. Bangladesh lost 6 wickets for just 26 runs due to terrible failure of top and middle order batsmen. But after the end there is an end, that is proved once again. The Pakistani bowlers who had caught the Bangladesh batters, later in Rawalpindi, the same bowlers were crushed by Liton-Miraj.

Liton, Mirage made a record partnership of 165 runs for the seventh wicket. Mirage returned before the century, but Liton continued to give Bangladesh the dream of leading with Hasan Mahmud. Along with that, 'LKD' completed his fourth career century with brilliant batting. Little before taking the lead, Litton went back after playing an innings of 138 runs. Nahid Rana also gave away a wicket in the same over. Bangladesh had to stop at 262 runs in the first innings. Khurram Shehzad's great bowling gave Pakistan a lead of 12 runs.

After leading by 12 runs, Pakistan lost 2 wickets for 9 runs in the second innings. Their lead is now 21 runs. Hasan took 2 wickets for Bangladesh. After returning Abdullah Shafiq in his first over, he bowled Khurram Shahzad, who came in as the 'nightwatchman' in the second over.

Earlier, Bangladesh's innings fell on the Pakistani pacers on the third morning. Mir Hamza and Khurram Shahzad's top order collapses. Zakir Hasan finally departed after being defeated by Pakistan's pacers several times. Khurram Shahzad returned this opener who scored one run in 16 balls.

The pacer returned Sadman with the first ball of the next over. Sadman, who scored 10 runs in 23 balls, was bowled in the delivery inside Khurram. Losing the first wicket for 14 runs, Bangladesh lost two openers for 19 runs. Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Muminul Haque also left the team for 20 runs.

Khurram also dismissed Shant on the fourth ball of that over to send back Sadman. His full-length delivery tries to play the on-side on the inside and misses the stumps for four runs. After a double hit by Khurram in the eighth over, Muminul was caught by Mohammad Ali at mid-on in the first ball of the ninth over by Mir Hamza.

Mushfiqur Rahim, the centurion of the previous Test, was trusted to try to prevent the team's extreme disaster, but he fell to the keeper as Hamza walked out. Shakib also could not survive. Defeated by Khurram's departure, he departed LBW for 2 runs. 6 wickets fell for 26 runs. There is a fear of follow-on.

In this situation, the collapse was a very predictable scenario. But Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan Miraj did the work to change that. Bangladesh continued to advance in their pair. After lunch, the duo also picked up half centuries.

Their pair set a record by hitting 150. After losing 6 wickets under 30 runs, there has not been a pair of 150 runs in international cricket. But Mirage could not extend the record run much further. He caught the bowler while defending Khurram Shehzad's slightly bounced ball. Mirage scored 78 runs off 124 balls.

After that, Taskin could not stay for long after coming to the wicket. Khurram got out LBW for 1 run off 5 balls in the next over. After that tea break was announced. Liton was the hope of Bangladesh. Miraj couldn't, but he picked up a century. This right-handed batsman played an extraordinary innings from the rubble. He touched the fourth test century of his career with 171 balls.

Lytton, who was playing brilliantly, took the lead alone in the end. Hasan Mahmud accompanied him for a long time after Miraj. Hasan remains unbeaten with 13 runs from 51 balls. But at the other end Lytton departed for the ninth wicket. He scored 138 runs off 228 balls. This innings arranged in 13 fours and 4 sixes. After Liton, Nahid Rana (0) left quickly at the end and Bangladesh did not get the lead.

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