POBNEWS24, Dhaka Nov 26, 2021 :
Welcome!
Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the first Test of the series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
Bangladesh have not won a Test match against Pakistan in 11 matches so far. 10 rates and 1 draw.
Bangladesh have lost 5 of 6 Tests and drawn 1 match against Pakistan at home.
Mahmudullah’s side have been whitewashed 3-0 in a three-match series against Pakistan in the T20 series.
Toss!
Bangladesh captain Muminul Haque won the toss. He has decided to bat first.
Bangladesh team
Muminul Haque (captain), Sadman Islam, Saif Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mehedi Hasan, Yasir Ali, Taizul Islam, Abu Zayed and Ibadat Hossain.
Yasir Ali is making his debut in international cricket with this match.
Pakistan team
Abdullah Shafiq, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (captain), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fahim Ashraf, Noman Ali, Hasan Ali, Shahin Afridi and Sajid Khan.
Abdullah Shafiq will make his Test debut for Pakistan in this match.
Finally Yasir!
Yasir Ali is a regular performer in domestic cricket. He was in the squad for every Test series in Bangladesh this year. He has also taken six catches this year as a replacement fielder. Debut finally happened!
Starting at Maiden Over
Sadman Islam and Saif Hasan came down to open for Bangladesh. Shahin Afridi bowled the first over for Pakistan. The left-arm pacer defeated Sadman in the first ball swing.
Two openers played after seeing his over. In the first session, Bangladesh could not make any run without wicket at the end of the first over.
Sadman survived
In Shaheen’s first over, the ball touched the edge of Sadman’s bat. Wicketkeeper Rizwan also caught. But no one in Pakistan realized it was a catch! No one applied. Sadman survived the first over.
Hasan started at two or four o’clock
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali digested two fours in the second over. Saif hit two boundaries with his leg. Bangladesh scored 6 runs without wickets at the end of the second over.
Saif out of four!
Saif hit four off Shahin Afridi’s second ball in the fifth over. It was a push to watch. But the opener could not handle Afridi’s bouncer with the next ball. Standing on short leg, Abid Ali took the catch. Saif returned with 14 runs off 12 balls.
Nazmul Hossain started batting. Sadman is unbeaten at the other end. At the end of 5 overs, Bangladesh were 23 for 1.
Sadman’s spectacular pool!
There is a notoriety that Bangladesh batsmen cannot play shots because of the short length. Analysts see the shortcomings of batsmen due to pools or hooks. But in the sixth over, Sadman tried to get rid of the notoriety by hitting four in the pool shot like watching Hasan.
Bangladesh 26 for 1 at the end of 6 overs. Sadman unbeaten on 10 runs. Nazmul is batting at the other end for 4 runs.
The interval between 137 days
Bangladesh last played a Test in Harare last July. Bangladesh won the match against Zimbabwe by 220 runs. Bangladesh in Test cricket again after 138 days. Bangladesh is playing Test against Pakistan after 655 days. Bangladesh last lost to Pakistan by an innings and 44 runs in a Test in Rawalpindi in February last year.
Sadman out!
Sadman out to play well. In the eighth over, Hasan Ali got the ball into the wrong line and he became lbw. Sadman returned with 14 runs off 26 balls.
Bangladesh were 33 for 2 at the end of 6 overs. Captain Mominul Haque came to the wicket.
Muminul also could not stand
Mominul was trying to handle the disaster by averaging 14 runs off 43 balls with Nazmul in the third wicket. But in the 18th over, spinner Sajid Khan’s first ball was caught behind the wicket by Mominul. Bangladesh captain returned with 7 runs from 19 balls. Bangladesh 46 for 3 in 15.1 overs.
Mushfiqur will be able to handle the disaster?
Bangladesh did not have 3 wickets before scoring 50 runs in 15.1 overs on the first day of the Test. Mushfiqur Rahim started batting in such a situation. Mushfiqur has the experience to handle such pressure in many matches of Bangladesh. Mushfiqur is still facing such a challenge.
Fire!
A fire broke out at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium during the first day of the Test. The picture shows a coil of black smoke. The scene was captured on Prothom Alo’s camera.
Nazmul after that ball!
Nazmul Hossain was playing well. The ball was coming to the bat. Get out of here! Nazimul caught Sajid Khan in the point when he went to cut Fahim Ashraf’s square in 18.2 overs after Muminul was out. Nazmul played the shot a little higher. Sajid took the difficult catch with great skill. Nazmul returned with 14 runs off 36 balls.
Bangladesh 49 for 4 in 18.2 overs. Mushfiqur and Liton Das are the two new batsmen in the wicket.
Cursed ’14’?
Sadman Islam and Saif Hasan were both out for 14 runs. Nazmul Hasan was also out for 14 runs. All three are out to say pacers. Is the number ’14’ cursed for the batsmen of Bangladesh today?
If Mushfiqur-Liton can go up to 14 then they must bat more carefully!
Left-handed against right-handed, right-handed against left-handed
Nazmul Hossain and Muminul Haque are both left-handed batsmen. After bowling the pacers till the 11th over, off-spinner Sajid Khan was bowled by Babar Azam. Sajid also repaid the trust by lifting Muminul.
In the 20th over, left-arm spinner Noman Ali was bowled by Pakistan captain Babar. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das are now the two right-handed batsmen on the wicket.
In recent years, in cricket, captains have been choosing the strategy of playing right-handed bowler against left-handed batsman or left-arm bowler against right-handed batsman.
Liton-Mushfiqur tried to form a pair
Mushfiqur and Liton are trying to handle the disaster with an unbroken partnership of 15 runs from 32 balls for the fifth wicket.
Bangladesh were 64 for 4 at the end of 22 overs.
Lunch break
At the end of 26 overs, Bangladesh finished the first session with 79 runs for 4 wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim (5) and Liton Das (11) are in the wicket.
Pakistan spinners Sajid and Noman got a good turn towards the end of the first session. Noman in particular is getting a big turn. Seeing such a turn on the first day of the Test, the eyes of the spinners of Bangladesh can be dazzled.
Bangladesh lost 4 wickets in the first session. All in all, Muminul’s team could not have a good session. Saif could not handle the bouncer, Sadman could not play the ball inside the bat, Nazmul could not play the ball under the square cut and Mominul could not handle the big turn of the spinner. Batting tactics have been lacking in all the outs.
Mushfiqur-Liton are trying to overcome the pressure by averaging an unbroken partnership of 20 runs off 60 balls for the fifth wicket.
Liton overcame the curse of ’14’
The game of the second session has started after the lunch break. In the 29th over, Liton hit a 14 off Hasan Ali’s four. Earlier in the innings, three batsmen were dismissed for 14 runs.
Liton is batting for 21 runs. Mushfiqur is unbeaten on 6 runs at the other end. Bangladesh 80 for 4 in 32 overs. Liton-Mushfiqur made an unbroken partnership of 39 runs off 100 balls for the fifth wicket.
Mushfiqur-Liton is the first day of Bangladesh
Welcome!
Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the first Test of the series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
Bangladesh have not won a Test match against Pakistan in 11 matches so far. 10 rates and 1 draw.
Bangladesh have lost 5 of 6 Tests and drawn 1 match against Pakistan at home.
Mahmudullah’s side have been whitewashed 3-0 in a three-match series against Pakistan in the T20 series.
Toss!
Bangladesh captain Muminul Haque won the toss. He has decided to bat first.
Bangladesh team
Muminul Haque (captain), Sadman Islam, Saif Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mehedi Hasan, Yasir Ali, Taizul Islam, Abu Zayed and Ibadat Hossain.
Yasir Ali is making his debut in international cricket with this match.
Pakistan team
Abdullah Shafiq, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (captain), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fahim Ashraf, Noman Ali, Hasan Ali, Shahin Afridi and Sajid Khan.
Abdullah Shafiq will make his Test debut for Pakistan in this match.
Finally Yasir!
Yasir Ali is a regular performer in domestic cricket. He was in the squad for every Test series in Bangladesh this year. He has also taken six catches this year as a replacement fielder. Debut finally happened!
Starting at Maiden Over
Sadman Islam and Saif Hasan came down to open for Bangladesh. Shahin Afridi bowled the first over for Pakistan. The left-arm pacer defeated Sadman in the first ball swing.
Two openers played after seeing his over. In the first session, Bangladesh could not make any run without wicket at the end of the first over.
Sadman survived
In Shaheen’s first over, the ball touched the edge of Sadman’s bat. Wicketkeeper Rizwan also caught. But no one in Pakistan realized it was a catch! No one applied. Sadman survived the first over.
Hasan started at two or four o’clock
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali digested two fours in the second over. Saif hit two boundaries with his leg. Bangladesh scored 6 runs without wickets at the end of the second over.
Saif out of four!
Saif hit four off Shahin Afridi’s second ball in the fifth over. It was a push to watch. But the opener could not handle Afridi’s bouncer with the next ball. Standing on short leg, Abid Ali took the catch. Saif returned with 14 runs off 12 balls.
Nazmul Hossain started batting. Sadman is unbeaten at the other end. At the end of 5 overs, Bangladesh were 23 for 1.
Sadman’s spectacular pool!
There is a notoriety that Bangladesh batsmen cannot play shots because of the short length. Analysts see the shortcomings of batsmen due to pools or hooks. But in the sixth over, Sadman tried to get rid of the notoriety by hitting four in the pool shot like watching Hasan.
Bangladesh 26 for 1 at the end of 6 overs. Sadman unbeaten on 10 runs. Nazmul is batting at the other end for 4 runs.
The interval between 137 days
Bangladesh last played a Test in Harare last July. Bangladesh won the match against Zimbabwe by 220 runs. Bangladesh in Test cricket again after 138 days. Bangladesh is playing Test against Pakistan after 655 days. Bangladesh last lost to Pakistan by an innings and 44 runs in a Test in Rawalpindi in February last year.
Sadman out!
Sadman out to play well. In the eighth over, Hasan Ali got the ball into the wrong line and he became lbw. Sadman returned with 14 runs off 26 balls.
Bangladesh were 33 for 2 at the end of 6 overs. Captain Mominul Haque came to the wicket.
Muminul also could not stand
Mominul was trying to handle the disaster by averaging 14 runs off 43 balls with Nazmul in the third wicket. But in the 18th over, spinner Sajid Khan’s first ball was caught behind the wicket by Mominul. Bangladesh captain returned with 7 runs from 19 balls. Bangladesh 46 for 3 in 15.1 overs.
Mushfiqur will be able to handle the disaster?
Bangladesh did not have 3 wickets before scoring 50 runs in 15.1 overs on the first day of the Test. Mushfiqur Rahim started batting in such a situation. Mushfiqur has the experience to handle such pressure in many matches of Bangladesh. Mushfiqur is still facing such a challenge.
Fire!
A fire broke out at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium during the first day of the Test. The picture shows a coil of black smoke. The scene was captured on Prothom Alo’s camera.
Nazmul after that ball!
Nazmul Hossain was playing well. The ball was coming to the bat. Get out of here! Nazimul caught Sajid Khan in the point when he went to cut Fahim Ashraf’s square in 18.2 overs after Muminul was out. Nazmul played the shot a little higher. Sajid took the difficult catch with great skill. Nazmul returned with 14 runs off 36 balls.
Bangladesh 49 for 4 in 18.2 overs. Mushfiqur and Liton Das are the two new batsmen in the wicket.
Cursed ’14’?
Sadman Islam and Saif Hasan were both out for 14 runs. Nazmul Hasan was also out for 14 runs. All three are out to say pacers. Is the number ’14’ cursed for the batsmen of Bangladesh today?
If Mushfiqur-Liton can go up to 14 then they must bat more carefully!
Left-handed against right-handed, right-handed against left-handed
Nazmul Hossain and Muminul Haque are both left-handed batsmen. After bowling the pacers till the 11th over, off-spinner Sajid Khan was bowled by Babar Azam. Sajid also repaid the trust by lifting Muminul.
In the 20th over, left-arm spinner Noman Ali was bowled by Pakistan captain Babar. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das are now the two right-handed batsmen on the wicket.
In recent years, in cricket, captains have been choosing the strategy of playing right-handed bowler against left-handed batsman or left-arm bowler against right-handed batsman.
Liton-Mushfiqur tried to form a pair
Mushfiqur and Liton are trying to handle the disaster with an unbroken partnership of 15 runs from 32 balls for the fifth wicket.
Bangladesh were 64 for 4 at the end of 22 overs.
Lunch break
At the end of 26 overs, Bangladesh finished the first session with 79 runs for 4 wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim (5) and Liton Das (11) are in the wicket.
Pakistan spinners Sajid and Noman got a good turn towards the end of the first session. Noman in particular is getting a big turn. Seeing such a turn on the first day of the Test, the eyes of the spinners of Bangladesh can be dazzled.
Bangladesh lost 4 wickets in the first session. All in all, Muminul’s team could not have a good session. Saif could not handle the bouncer, Sadman could not play the ball inside the bat, Nazmul could not play the ball under the square cut and Mominul could not handle the big turn of the spinner. Batting tactics have been lacking in all the outs.
Mushfiqur-Liton are trying to overcome the pressure by averaging an unbroken partnership of 20 runs off 60 balls for the fifth wicket.
Liton overcame the curse of ’14’
The game of the second session has started after the lunch break. In the 29th over, Liton hit a 14 off Hasan Ali’s four. Earlier in the innings, three batsmen were dismissed for 14 runs.
Liton is batting for 21 runs. Mushfiqur is unbeaten on 6 runs at the other end. Bangladesh 80 for 4 in 32 overs. Liton-Mushfiqur made an unbroken partnership of 39 runs off 100 balls for the fifth wicket.
Lytton’s late cut is like a cutlet!
Liton is playing a little late today after seeing the ball of the fast bowlers. He is not playing in front. This gives the opportunity to see the ball in the end. The danger is less. In the case of spinners, Liton is batting in the same manner. Noman Ali was seen in the first ball of the 36th over. Earlier, Liton had collected four from Noman in the same shot. The taste of watching this shot at the perfect timing is like putting a fish cutlet in your mouth!
Bangladesh were 94 for 4 at the end of 36 overs. Liton is batting for 26 runs. Mushfiqur unbeaten on 15 runs.
50 of the joint production of Liton-Mushfiq
After taking 4 wickets for 49 runs, Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim teamed up for the fifth wicket. After overcoming the remaining overs in the first session, the two are now batting with confidence in the second session. Both set on the wicket. Can get runs out of bad balls. The duo are batting at an average of 53 runs off 135 balls.
Babar Azam could not break the pair even after returning Shaheen Afridi in two spells.
Bangladesh 102 for 4 at the end of 49 overs. Liton is unbeaten on 20 runs. Mushfiqur’s collection is unbeaten 20.
