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Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test Commentary, Live Updates

BAN vs PAK, 2021 - Test Live Commentary

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Match Ended   
330&157
286&203/2 (58.3)
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Abid Ali
Right then! That is all we have from this game! The Test series stands at 1-0 with Pakistan leading and also getting 12 WTC points. We have one more Test and that will begin on 4th December at 10 am Local (4 am GMT). See you there. Cheers!
Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan, says that he is very happy with the show of his team. Adds that Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali had a brilliant game. Says that they would look to improve on bowling consistently when the opposition batters get a partnership going. Praises Abdullah Shafique for the way he built his innings and played on his debut. Also praises Abid Ali for the way he batted and delivered for his team in both the innings
Abid Ali is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH! He says that 330 runs was the target in the first innings and so they wanted to stay at the wicket and build partnerships. He adds that the domestic performances and experience helped him. He applauds Abdullah Shafique and says he played outstanding cricket and they both were helping each other and he adds that he is happy for him. He says that he is happy to win the match and it would have been great to get a century though.
Mominul Haque, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that they lost the game in the first hour of the first and second innings with the bat. Adds that the pitch remained a good one to bat on throughout and if they had 100 more runs, things could have been different. Says that they need to work on their batting going forward.
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Bangladesh started their second innings in the worst possible manner as their top order once again folded but Liton Das was once again responsible for their recovery as he scored a fifty. Shaheen Afridi took a 5-wicket haul for Pakistan to bowl out the hosts for 157. Bangladesh had a pretty big lead of 201 runs and bowling second on this pitch gave them a pretty good chance of defending it against Pakistan but once again, a brilliant opening stand between Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique gave Bangladesh no chance of defending this total.
Pakistan though started brilliantly with the bat in their first innings. Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique, with the former scoring a ton, provided them with a brilliant start and they were at 146 for 0 in reply to Bangladesh's 330. But Pakistan had a big collapse of their own as after the openers fell, the middle order folded very early and they were bowled out for 286. Taijul Islam was the wrecker-in-chief as his 7 wickets gave Bangladesh a handy 44-run lead on a pitch that was not very easy to bat on.
Earlier in the game, the bowlers of Pakistan demolished the top order of Bangladesh on Day 1 but the hosts recovered thanks to a brilliant ton by Liton Das and a knock of 91 runs by Mushfiqur Rahim. Had these two senior pros not stepped up, then Bangladesh would have had a low total in the first innings. The star with the ball was Hasan Ali as he took a 5-wicket haul.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, had a very disappointing innings with the ball. They would have wanted to get early wickets to put the middle order of Pakistan under pressure but that did not happen. Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam were the only bowlers to take wickets in this innings but it came quite late for them.
What a chase by Pakistan! Chasing more than 200 runs in the last two days was not going to be easy but they have made a mockery of the chase. Abdullah Shafique and Abid Ali were brilliant yet again and their opening stand made sure that they would win this game. Abdullah Shafique missed out on getting a well-deserved ton and so did Abid Ali. But they had done their job and Pakistan won it with ease. What a show by Pakistan in the last innings of the game.
What a game and what a victory for Pakistan! This was a brilliant Test match and both the sides fought hard but in the end, it is Pakistan, who get the win here. A clinical show by them and they have deserved this victory.
End Of The Over 58.3 : 203/2
8 Runs
  • 058.1
  • 458.2
  • 458.3
A. Ali
24 (49)
B. Azam
13 (25)
M. Hasan
18.3-4-59-1
58.3
4
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
FOUR! Azhar Ali finishes it with a boundary! Mehidy Hasan bowls this down the leg side. Azhar Ali gets on his knees and sweeps it fine towards the long leg fence for a boundary. Azhar Ali and Babar Azam shake hands and the Pakistan dressing room is delighted. It has been a hard-fought win for them. Bangladesh and Pakistan share handshakes and both teams should be proud of the cricket they have played during the course of this game. A good advertisement for Test cricket but in the end, it is Pakistan, who have won this game by 8 wickets!
58.2
4
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
FOUR! Azhar Ali brings out a reverse sweep now! Tossed up on middle and leg. Azhar Ali reverse-sweeps and does it well as he gets it through point for a boundary. Just a boundary away now Pakistan.
58.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Tossed up on middle. Azhar Ali works it to mid-wicket.
End Of The Over 58 : 195/2
1 Runs
  • 057.1
  • 057.2
  • 057.3
  • 057.4
  • 157.5
  • 057.6
B. Azam
13 (25)
A. Ali
16 (46)
T. Islam
28-4-89-1
57.6
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Shorter ball, around off. Pushed to cover.
57.5
1
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Shorter ball, outside off. Ali cuts it to the left of cover for one.
57.4
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.
57.3
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.
57.2
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Fuller ball, on off. Blocked out.
57.1
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Tossed up, outside off. Ali is beaten as he looks to block.
End Of The Over 57 : 194/2
0 Runs
  • 056.1
  • 056.2
  • 056.3
  • 056.4
  • 056.5
  • 056.6
B. Azam
13 (24)
A. Ali
15 (41)
M. Hasan
18-4-51-1
56.6
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Shorter ball, around leg. Azam looks to block but gets pinged on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW but it might have been pitching outside leg. Well, Babar Azam also got an inside edge.
56.5
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.
56.4
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Loopy ball, on the pads. Azam sweeps it straight to leg gully. The fielder dives and stops it.
56.3
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Loopy ball, on the pads. Worked to leg gully.
56.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Flatter and down the leg side. Azam misses the flick.
56.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Loopy ball, down the leg side. Azam gets no bat on it.
End Of The Over 56 : 194/2
4 Runs
  • 055.1
  • 455.2
  • 055.3
  • 055.4
  • 055.5
  • 055.6
A. Ali
15 (41)
B. Azam
13 (18)
T. Islam
27-4-88-1
55.6
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Loopy ball, on the pads. Ali sweeps it and the ball hits the feet of the short leg fielder.
55.5
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Tossed up, on off. Blocked away.
55.4
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Loopy ball, around off. Ali blocks it out.
55.3
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Full and on off. Blocked out.
55.2
4
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
FOUR! Tossed up, wide outside off. Ali gets low and sweeps it to the mid-wicket fence. Just 8 needed now.
55.1
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Fuller ball, on off. Blocked out.
End Of The Over 55 : 190/2
4 Runs
  • 054.1
  • 054.2
  • 054.3
  • 454.4
  • 054.5
  • 054.6
B. Azam
13 (18)
A. Ali
11 (35)
M. Hasan
17-3-51-1
54.6
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.
54.5
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Full and way down the leg side. Left alone.
54.4
4
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
FOUR! Flatter ball, on leg. Babar Azam comes down the track. He does not reach the pitch of the ball but drags it wide of long on for a boundary.
54.3
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Tossed up, down the leg side. Azam misses the sweep.
54.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Darted on the pads. Worked to the leg side.
54.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.
End Of The Over 54 : 186/2
4 Runs
  • 053.1
  • 053.2
  • 053.3
  • 053.4
  • 453.5
  • 053.6
A. Ali
11 (35)
B. Azam
9 (12)
T. Islam
26-4-84-1
53.6
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Flatter and quicker on middle. Azhar Ali defends this off the back foot.
53.5
4
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
FOUR! Azhar Ali gets the sweep right this time! Fuller on off. Azhar Ali sweeps and sweeps it well towards deep square leg for a boundary.
53.4
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Fuller on off. Azhar Ali blocks it out.
53.3
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Turn and bounce again! Nicely flighted delivery around off. Azhar Ali presses forward to defend but gets beaten by the sharp turn.
53.2
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
A loud appeal there for caught behind but umpire says no! Tossed up on off. There is a sharp turn as Azhar Ali looks to sweep but misses. There is an appeal as the fielder at first slip catches it but no damage done in the end.
53.1
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Shorter length, on off. Punched off the back foot to mid-wicket.
End Of The Over 53 : 182/2
1 Runs
  • 052.1
  • 052.2
  • 052.3
  • 052.4
  • 052.5
  • 152.6
A. Ali
7 (29)
B. Azam
9 (12)
M. Hasan
16-3-47-1
52.6
1
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Tossed up on middle and leg. Worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
A halt in play. Saif Hassan has been hit on the foot and is down in pain.
52.5
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
fuller on middle. Azhar Ali sweeps it firmly but it has hit the leg of the short leg fielder. It has hurt him and he is getting some treatment. Looks fine now to go.
52.4
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Tossed up on middle and leg. Azhar Ali flicks it to mid-wicket.
52.3
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Tossed up on middle and leg. Azhar Ali works it to short leg.
52.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Mehidy Hasan drifts down the leg side. Azhar Ali misses the sweep and Liton Das behind the stumps just manages to get a glove on it.
52.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
On middle and leg. Azhar Ali gets back and defends it onto the on side.
End Of The Over 52 : 181/2
4 Runs
  • 051.1
  • 051.2
  • 051.3
  • 051.4
  • 451.5
  • 051.6
B. Azam
9 (12)
A. Ali
6 (23)
T. Islam
25-4-80-1
51.6
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Tossed up on off. Defended off the front foot.
51.5
4
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
FOUR! Shorter length and Babar Azam punches it off the back foot through covers. Gets it in the gap and a boundary after a dropped catch. Taijul Islam will be disappointed.
51.4
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
DROPPED! Another full delivery on off. Babar Azam looks to work it away but hits it aerially towards right of the bowler. Taijul Islam gets both hands on that one but fails to grab it.
51.3
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Tosses up again, on off. Babar Azam again defends this off the front foot.
51.2
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Tossed up on off. Babar Azam gets well forward to defend it.
51.1
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Shorter length on middle. Babar Azam pushes it to short mid-wicket.
End Of The Over 51 : 177/2
2 Runs
  • 050.1
  • 050.2
  • 050.3
  • 050.4
  • 150.5
  • 150.6
B. Azam
5 (6)
A. Ali
6 (23)
M. Hasan
15-3-46-1
50.6
1
Mehidy Hasan To Babar Azam
A single as this is worked to mid on.
50.5
1
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Full on the pads. Azhar works it wide of square leg for one.
50.4
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Azhar comes down the track and blocks it.
50.3
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Full and on the pads. Clipped to the leg side.
50.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Loopy ball, around off. Ali gets forward and blocks it.
50.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Flatter ball, on off. Punched to covers.
End Of The Over 50 : 175/2
4 Runs
  • W 49.1
  • 049.2
  • 049.3
  • 049.4
  • 449.5
  • 049.6
B. Azam
4 (5)
A. Ali
5 (18)
T. Islam
24-4-76-1
49.6
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Fuller ball, on off. Blocked out.
49.5
4
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
FOUR! Nicely played! Tossed up, on leg. Azam comes down the track, reaches the pitch of the ball and whips it. It goes in the air but wide of mid on for a boundary.
49.4
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Shorter ball, around off. Azam stays in the crease and blocks it.
49.3
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.
49.2
0
Taijul Islam To Babar Azam
Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.
Babar Azam walks out to bat.
49.1
W
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali OUT!
OUT! LBW! Abid Ali misses out on a well-deserved century! Taijul Islam bowls a superb arm ball on middle. Abid Ali looks to defend it but misses it. The ball hits his pads and Bangladesh players make a loud appeal. The umpire is quick to raise his finger as that looks plumb infront. But Abid Ali decides to take a late review. The replays roll in and the Ball Tracker shows THREE REDS and Abid Ali has to walk back. He misses out on a century this time but has put his team in a winning position. On the other hand, Bangladesh and Taijul Islam deserve this wicket too and they are delighted.
Review! Abid Ali has taken this LBW review but he looks out. Yup, he is plumb. As plumb as they come.
End Of The Over 49 : 171/1
3 Runs
  • 048.1
  • 048.2
  • 2 B 48.3
  • 148.4
  • 048.5
  • 048.6
A. Ali
5 (18)
A. Ali
91 (147)
M. Hasan
14-3-44-1
48.6
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Nicely tossed up again on off. Azhar Ali gets well forward and defends it.
48.5
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Tossed up on middle. Azhar Ali gets forwad to defend it.
48.4
1
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
Shorter length, on off. Abid Ali punches it off the back foot towards the off side for a single.
48.3
b
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
Wrong line from Mehidy Hasan again. Down the leg side and turning in from there. Liton Das behind the stumps misses too and the batters take two byes.
48.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
On middle and leg. Abid Ali defends this off the front foot towards the on side.
48.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
Mehidy Hasan bowls this down the leg side. Abid Ali leaves it alone.
DRINKS! Just a matter of time before Pakistan take the lead in this Test series. Abid Ali would be looking to get to his second ton in the match too. Bangladesh, on the other hand, can only get some confidence here if they manage to pick up a couple of late wickets.
End Of The Over 48 : 168/1
5 Runs
  • 047.1
  • 147.2
  • 047.3
  • 047.4
  • 447.5
  • 047.6
A. Ali
5 (16)
A. Ali
90 (143)
T. Islam
23-4-72-0
47.6
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to mid off.
47.5
4
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
FOUR! Well played! Tossed up, outside off. Azhar Ali gets down the track and hits it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.
47.4
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Tossed up, on off. Azhar Ali blocks it back to the bowler.
47.3
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Flatter ball, on the pads. Worked to the leg side.
47.2
1
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Short and outside off. Cut away to deep point for one.
47.1
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Shorter ball, on off. Blocked out.
End Of The Over 47 : 163/1
5 Runs
  • 046.1
  • 446.2
  • 146.3
  • 046.4
  • 046.5
  • 046.6
A. Ali
1 (12)
A. Ali
89 (141)
M. Hasan
13-3-43-1
46.6
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Darted on the pads. Blocked out.
46.5
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Full ball, on off. Blocked out.
46.4
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Full and on the pads. Azhar looks to flick but gets hit on the pads.
46.3
1
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
Flatter ball, around off. Pushed past covers for one.
46.2
4
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
FOUR! Top shot! Tossed up, outside off. Abid Ali leans into it and drives it to the cover fence.
46.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Abid Ali
Flatter ball, angling across off. Blocked out.
End Of The Over 46 : 158/1
3 Runs
  • 145.1
  • 045.2
  • 145.3
  • 045.4
  • 045.5
  • 145.6
A. Ali
84 (138)
A. Ali
1 (9)
T. Islam
22-4-67-0
45.6
1
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Shorter ball, around off. Pushed past cover for one.
45.5
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Tossed up, outside off. Abi plays it to mid off.
45.4
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Loopy ball, on off. Pushed to silly point.
45.3
1
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Azhar Ali paddles it towards square leg for one. He is off the mark.
45.2
0
Taijul Islam To Azhar Ali
Tossed up, outside off. Azhar looks to paddle it but gets hit on the pads.
45.1
1
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Darted on the pads. Abid works it past square leg for one.
End Of The Over 45 : 155/1
0 Runs
  • 044.1
  • 044.2
  • 044.3
  • 044.4
  • 044.5
  • 044.6
A. Ali
0 (7)
A. Ali
82 (134)
M. Hasan
12-3-38-1
44.6
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Darted on off. Azhar Ali blocks it with ease.
44.5
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Azhar comes down the track and blocks it to mid off.
44.4
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Full ball, on off. Pushed away to the leg side.
44.3
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Loopy ball, on the pads. Pushed to the leg side.
44.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Darted on middle. Azhar gets forward to block but gets hit on the pads.
44.1
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Fuller ball, on off. Azhar Ali blocks it.
End Of The Over 44 : 155/1
4 Runs
  • 043.1
  • 043.2
  • 043.3
  • 043.4
  • 043.5
  • 443.6
A. Ali
82 (134)
A. Ali
0 (1)
T. Islam
21-4-64-0
43.6
4
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
FOUR! Into the 80s now! Loopy ball, on off. Ali gets low and sweeps it to the mid-wicket fence.
43.5
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Full, on off. Ali stays back to block it.
43.4
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Darted on off. Ali goes back and blocks it.
43.3
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.
43.2
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Tossed up, around off. Ali blocks it from the crease.
43.1
0
Taijul Islam To Abid Ali
Loopy ball, on off. Pushed to short cover.
Taijul Islam is back on.
End Of The Over 43 : 151/1
2 Runs
  • 242.1
  • 042.2
  • 042.3
  • 042.4
  • W 42.5
  • 042.6
A. Ali
0 (1)
A. Ali
78 (128)
M. Hasan
11-2-38-1
42.6
0
Mehidy Hasan To Azhar Ali
Tossed up on middle. Azhar Ali looks to tuck it away but gets a leading edge slightly away from the bowler.
Azhar Ali walks out to bat.
42.5
W
Mehidy Hasan To Abdullah Shafique OUT!
OUT! LBW! Bangladesh finally get a wicket! Tossed up on off from 'round the wicket. Abdullah Shafique goes for a sweep shot but misses it completely. The ball hits his back leg and there is a huge appeal by Bangladesh players and the umpire after thinking for a while raises his finger. Abdullah Shafique goes for a review and the replays roll in. The Ball Tracker shows that it is umpire's call on impact and wickets hitting. So Abdullah Shafique has to walk back after a brilliant start to his Test career.
Review! Abdullah Shafique has reviewed this LBW decision. Umpire's call on impact and hitting!
42.4
0
Mehidy Hasan To Abdullah Shafique
Little slower in the air on middle. Abdullah Shafique defends this out comfortably.
42.3
0
Mehidy Hasan To Abdullah Shafique
Quicker on middle. Abdullah Shafique defends this off the back foot.
42.2
0
Mehidy Hasan To Abdullah Shafique
Fuller and turning into the batter. Worked away to short fine leg.
42.1
2
Mehidy Hasan To Abdullah Shafique
Shorter length, around leg. Abdullah Shafique gets low and sweeps it towards backward square leg. The fielder at the deep runs across and stops it. Two runs taken.
Mehidy Hasan (10-2-36-0) is back on.