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Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das deed a sublime period arsenic Bangladesh recovered from aboriginal occupation connected the opening time of the 2nd and last cricket trial against Pakistan connected Saturday (May 16, 2026).
He hammered 126 runs disconnected 159 balls with 16 fours and 2 sixes to assistance Bangladesh station 278 each retired successful its archetypal innings earlier Pakistan reached 21 without nonaccomplishment astatine stumps, trailing by 257.
No different Bangladesh batter reached 30 runs, exposing its batting vulnerability against a disciplined Pakistan gait attack.
Khurram Shahzad, who replaced Shaheen Shah Afridi successful the squad, led the complaint with 4-81 portion Mohammad Abbas claimed 3-45.
Hasan Ali, who was stretchered disconnected aft falling awkwardly successful his archetypal over, returned aboriginal and finished with 2-49, including the wicket of Das.
Abbas struck successful the 2nd shot of the innings, dismissing Mahmudul Hasan for a duck aft Pakistan won the flip and chose to vessel first.
Tanzid Hasan scored 26 connected his trial debut. He struck Abbas for a cover-driven bound earlier attacking Shahzad, who was 1 of Pakistan's 3 changes from the archetypal test, which Bangladesh won by 104 runs successful Dhaka.
In the eighth over, Tanzid offered a instrumentality drawback to pacer Hasan, who fell awkwardly and was instantly taken disconnected the field. Tanzid was retired aft helium top-edged a abbreviated transportation to springiness Abbas a instrumentality catch, ending his 44-run concern with Mominul.
Mominul, who made half-centuries successful some innings of the archetypal test, was bowled by Shahzad for 22 to permission Bangladesh 63-3.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, caller from his 101 and 87, and Mushfiqur Rahim were defiant but Abbas broke done with the dismissal of Shanto for 29.
Shahzad dealt a treble blow, sending backmost Mushfiqur (23) and Mehidy Hasan arsenic Bangladesh was reduced to 116-6.
Das, who shared 60 runs with Taijul for the seventh wicket, raised his 50 disconnected 93 balls earlier racing to his sixth trial ton disconnected 135 balls wide with a sublime backfoot punch for a bound done cover.
Pakistan batters Azan Awais (13 not out) and Abdullah Fazal (8 not out) safely negotiated six overs.
Leading Pakistan batter Babar Azam was backmost successful the squad aft missing the archetypal trial due to the fact that of a near genu injury.
