The Wk-Batter Mohammad Rizwan smashed his third test century on Day 02 of the first test match against Bangladesh. Saud Shakeel and Rizwan put up a dominant partnership which helped Pakistan to post 256/4 before lunch.
Rizwan becomes the second wk-batter with three or more hundreds in tests since 2021. He also stands second next to Kamran Akmal by Pakistan wicketkeepers to have the most hundreds in home tests.
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Pakistan struggled with early dismissals, having lost three wickets for 16 runs. Shafique, Shan Masood, and Babar Azam lost their wickets. Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel posted half-centuries helping the side to recover from the dismissals.
Shakeel was unbeaten with 57 runs while the debutant Ayub scored 56 for his maiden fifty when they built a stand of 98 runs for the fourth wicket. Shakeel has amassed his 1000 test runs in the 11th test when he reached 33 runs. He further added 44 runs for the fifth wickets alongside Rizwan who remained unbeaten for 24 runs.
Shakeel marked his seventh half-century in the format. Meanwhile, Ayub’s innings came to an end in the second session of the day where he hit four boundaries and six before falling victim to Hasan Mahmud’s bowling.
Pakistan ended the day one with 158 runs for four wickets. Resuming on day 02, Saud Shakeel and Rizwan continued to bat posting a century each.
