Wednesday , December 25 2024

Test match: Pakistan close to whitewash, bowled out for 172, Bangladesh need 143 runs | News India

Hasan Mahmud took five wickets and Nahid Rana took four wickets as Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for 172 in the second innings on the fourth day of the second Test, putting the hosts on the brink of a whitewash.

Bangladesh was given a target of 184 runs to win, in front of which the visiting team had scored 42 runs without losing any wicket by the end of the game and needed 143 runs. When the game was stopped due to rain and low light in the morning, openers Saadman Nav and Zakir Hasan were playing after scoring 31 runs. In the morning, Pakistan started playing at 12 runs for two wickets and the score became 81 runs for six wickets. Shan Masood (28), Babar Azam (11), Shakeel (1) were out. Rizwan (43) and Agha Salman (47) tried to handle the innings. Hasan took five wickets for 43 runs and Rana took four wickets for 44 runs.