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Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy struck a fluent half-century aft the bowlers dominated to enactment Bangladesh firmly successful bid of the 2nd Test against Pakistan connected Sunday (May 17, 2026).
Bangladesh, who pb the two-match bid 1-0, closed time 2 connected 110-3 successful their 2nd innings, starring by 156 runs successful Sylhet.
Joy, who fell for a duck successful the archetypal innings, responded with 52 disconnected 64 balls earlier falling to gait bowler Mohammad Abbas.
Tanzid Hasan fell cheaply for 4 disconnected speedy bowler Khurram Shahzad, who aboriginal took down Mominul Haque for 30 successful the last implicit of the day, portion skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto remained unbeaten connected 13.
Earlier, left-arm spinner Taijul Islam and speedster Nahid Rana took 3 wickets each to vessel Pakistan retired for 232, giving Bangladesh a 46-run archetypal innings lead.
Babar Azam’s 68, which included 10 fours, was the lone important absorption from the visitors.
Pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed removed overnight openers Abdullah Fazal and Azan Awais aboriginal and spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed skipper Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel earlier lunch.
Rana and Taijul shared the remaining six wickets successful the day session.
Pakistan’s Azam acknowledged the harm done by his dismissal.
“The turning constituent is my wicket and Salman Ali Agha’s wicket — aft that, we did not physique immoderate partnerships. These 2 dismissals changed the momentum,” said Azam.
Rana, who has present dismissed Azam 3 times successful 3 Test matches, said immoderate absorption hostility astatine him would beryllium astatine their ain peril.
“I don’t cognize if they volition deliberation doubly astir bowling bouncers astatine maine but I tin accidental this overmuch — if anyone bounces me, I volition not fto them disconnected easily,” the 23-year-old Rana said.
Rana was besides bullish astir Bangladesh’s prospects heading into time three.
“There is nary circumstantial people similar 200, 250 oregon 300. We person a batch of clip — 3 days inactive remain. We volition effort to bat the afloat time tomorrow,” helium said.
Bangladesh’s ascendant presumption was built connected Litton Das’s bonzer rescue enactment connected Saturday (May 17, 2026).
Walking successful astatine 106-4 — a presumption that deteriorated to 116-6, Litton struck 16 fours and 2 sixes successful his 126 to steer Bangladesh to 278 each out.
