RAWALPINDI: The third day of the opening Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium has started with Bangladesh at 199/4, trailing by 249 runs following Pakistan declared their first innings on 448/6.
Pakistan 448/6d
Bangladesh (66 ov) 199/4
Day 3 – Bangladesh trail by 249 runs.
Rizwan, played a landmark knock, remaining unbeaten on 171 off 239 balls. His innings, featuring 11 fours and three sixes, was his first 150-plus score in international cricket. Rizwan’s performance, coupled with Shaheen Shah Afridi’s quick 29 off 24 balls, allowed Pakistan to declare their innings with a formidable total.
Earlier in the Test, Pakistan had struggled against Bangladesh’s pace attack on day one. The hosts lost three key wickets early on, with Abdullah Shafique (2), captain Shan Masood (6), and Babar Azam (0) all falling within the first 10 overs.
Pakistan Playing XI
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed (not in the first Test), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam (not in the first Test), Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh Playing XI
Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudullah, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed.
