Lunch Bangladesh 382 and 255 for two (Shanto 112*, Zakir 71, Hamza 1-33) lead Afghanistan 146 (Zazai 36, Jamal 35, Ebadot 4-47) by 491 runs
The third morning was all about Najmul Hossain Shanto reaching his second century within the Dhaka Check in opposition to Afghanistan. He turned the second Bangladeshi to achieve this milestone. The person who did it beforehand, Mominul Haque, was on the different finish, congratulating Shanto.
Within the course of, Bangladesh’s lead swelled to 491 runs at lunch. Through the morning interview, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe mentioned that they would not thoughts batting out the third day since this can be a one-off Check.
The one blemish for the house facet was Zakir Hasan’s run out, which ended his promise of a century on 71. The pair added 173 runs – the primary occasion of two century stands for the second wicket in every innings of a Check for Bangladesh.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Zakir Hasan put up 173 runs for the second wicket•AFP/Getty Pictures
Shanto remained not out on 112, having struck 14 fours in his 133-ball keep. Mominul was unbeaten on 43 off 52 balls. Bangladesh stored up the brisk run-rate, including 121 runs in 25 overs within the morning session.
Shanto took a few overs to get going however his first boundary was a straight drive that blended power and poise. He used related energy to tug Yamin Ahmadzai for consecutive fours, earlier than Zakir received two fours of his personal. Shanto remained the enforcer on the different finish, hitting the spinners Amir Hamza and Zahir Khan for a 4 every to take him into the nineties.
For the second time within the match, Bangladesh misplaced their second wicket – after an enormous partnership – in opposition to the run of play. Zakir ran himself out after calling for a 3rd run, with out correctly gauging the velocity of the throw from the boundary. Nasir Jamal had saved the Shanto shot from attending to the boundary, however he had relayed the throw to Ibrahim Zadran as Zakir fell quick on the striker’s finish.
Apart from a hiccup of about 4.5 overs, Bangladesh additionally dominated day two. Ebadot Hossain took 4 wickets utilizing the quick ball after Shoriful Islam picked up Zadran and Hashmatullah Shahidi both facet of the lunch break. Ebadot eliminated Abdul Malik and Rahmat Shah in his first…
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