{"id":370,"date":"2026-05-09T14:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:37:23","slug":"abbas-takes-five-wickets-to-put-pakistan-ahead-in-bangladesh-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Abbas takes five wickets to put Pakistan ahead in Bangladesh Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mohammad Abbas claimed five wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 413, before two debutant batsmen combined to put Pakistan in a strong position in the first Test on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Opener Azan Awais hit an unbeaten 85 and Abdullah Fazal, also playing in his first Test, was 37 not out as Pakistan reached 179-1 at stumps on the second day in Dhaka.<\/p>\n

The visitors trail Bangladesh by 234 runs, but veteran Pakistan seamer Abbas was the standout performer, claiming three wickets in the morning session after the home side resumed at 301-4. Abbas took two more wickets after lunch and finished with figures of 5-92 from 34 overs, the sixth five-wicket haul of his career.<\/p>\n

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Debutant Azan Awais plays a shot during the second day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-i-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh on May 9, 2026. \u2014 X\/@TheRealPCB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto laid a strong platform<\/a> on the first day with 101.<\/p>\n

Mushfiqur Rahim, who was 48 not out overnight, then went on to make a gritty 71 off 179 balls. He celebrated his 39th birthday by equalling Tamim Iqbal\u2019s record of 42 innings of 50 or more for Bangladesh in Test cricket.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh began day two well before 36-year-old Abbas dismantled their innings with disciplined bowling.<\/p>\n

Litton Das fell for 33 while attempting a pull shot, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz was out for 10 one ball after hitting a six. Taijul Islam edged a bouncer from Abbas for 17 before Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled Mushfiqur in the first over after lunch.<\/p>\n

Taskin Ahmed made a late cameo of 28 before falling to Afridi, who finished with 3-113.<\/p>\n

Senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin lamented that Bangladesh was unable to post a bigger score and pinpointed slips catching as an area of concern after two chances were dropped.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if we could have scored another 50-60 runs, it would have been much better for us,\u201d he said. \u201cOur slip catching needs a lot of improvement. It is a specialised area, and we will talk about how to improve further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pakistan began their innings strongly, with Imam-ul-Haq and Azan adding 106 for the opening wicket before Mehidy trapped Imam lbw for 45.<\/p>\n

Imam praised Abbas and the two new batsmen.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbbas bowled very well, everybody knows how good he is,\u201d Imam said. \u201cThe way Azan batted, taking and absorbing all the pressure, the kid really held his composure. I am very happy to see both of them playing so well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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