Babar Azam was out after scoring just 31 runs in the first innings of the second Test match against Bangladesh.
PAK vs BAN 2nd Test Match: The second match of the 2-match Test series is being played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi ground. The first day of this match was cancelled due to rain. On the second day, after winning the toss, the Bangladesh team decided to bowl first, which their bowlers proved completely right and bundled out the host Pakistani team’s first innings for just 274 runs. Another flop innings of Pakistan team’s star player Babar Azam was seen in which he returned to the pavilion after scoring just 31 runs. At the end of the second day’s play, the Bangladesh team had scored 10 runs without any loss in their first innings.
Babar Azam could not score a single half-century in 15 consecutive innings in Tests
In the second Test match being played in Rawalpindi, the first innings of the Pakistan team did not start well in which Asad Shafiq returned to the pavilion without opening his account. After this, Pakistan team captain Shan Masood, along with Saim Ayub, tried to take the team towards a big score by making a partnership of 107 runs for the second wicket. However, Masood returned to the pavilion after scoring 57 runs and Saim Ayub after scoring 58 runs. At the same time, everyone was hoping that Babar Azam would take the responsibility of taking the team’s innings forward.
Babar Azam started his innings cautiously and even crossed the 30-run mark, but when he was on a personal score of 31, he made a mistake in understanding Shakib Al Hasan’s ball which hit his pad directly and he had to return to the pavilion after being out LBW. This was Babar Azam’s 15th consecutive innings in Tests when he failed to score 50 or more runs. Babar’s long wait of 614 days has now increased further.
Mehdi Hasan Miraz showed his spin magic and took 5 wickets
Spin bowler Mehdi Hasan Miraz played an important role in restricting the first innings of the Pakistani team to just 274 runs in the second test match. Mehdi took 5 wickets while giving away just 61 runs in 22.1 overs. Mehdi took the wickets of Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali and Abrar Ahmed. Apart from this, Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets for Bangladesh while Nahid Rana and Shakib Al Hasan took 1 wicket each.
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