Bangladesh cricket team now in top
Shakib Al Hasan swung his bat
in sheer frustration after being dismissed cheaply in the second innings
yesterday. He was unhappy because he could not fulfil the twin-target the
Tigers wanted to achieve against Zimbabwe on the fourth day of the second Test at
Khulna.
Shakib did take a five-for earlier in the morning to help Bangladesh fulfil their first target of folding the Zimbabwe first innings as quickly as possible -- the visitors resuming on 331-5 could add only 37 runs to their overnight total before being dismissed.
When he came into bat after achieving a rare double -- a century followed by a five-wicket haul -- the Tigers needed him to pick up the pace in an effort to take a considerable lead before the match entered into the fifth morning.
He was hardly responsible for his demise because the ball Malcolm Waller fired targeting his leg kept a bit low, and on any other day Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar could not have bothered to raise his dreaded finger.
His dismissal suddenly changed the complexion of the game with the Tigers slipping to an uncomfortable 145-5 after captain Mushfiqur Rahim was out for a first-ball duck. Waller almost got his hattrick when Shuvagata Holm nicked one behind that, fortunately for Bangladesh, flew between the wicketkeeper and the lone slip.
A cool and collected Mahmudullah Riyad, unbeaten on 63, however steered the nervy Tigers to 201 without further damage and a lead of 266 runs. Shuvagata also looked comfortable after that early bump and stayed unbeaten on 23.
It certainly put Bangladesh in pole position to push for a victory on a weary fifth day wicket with Shakib leading a three-pronged spin attack.
Shakib did take a five-for earlier in the morning to help Bangladesh fulfil their first target of folding the Zimbabwe first innings as quickly as possible -- the visitors resuming on 331-5 could add only 37 runs to their overnight total before being dismissed.
When he came into bat after achieving a rare double -- a century followed by a five-wicket haul -- the Tigers needed him to pick up the pace in an effort to take a considerable lead before the match entered into the fifth morning.
He was hardly responsible for his demise because the ball Malcolm Waller fired targeting his leg kept a bit low, and on any other day Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar could not have bothered to raise his dreaded finger.
His dismissal suddenly changed the complexion of the game with the Tigers slipping to an uncomfortable 145-5 after captain Mushfiqur Rahim was out for a first-ball duck. Waller almost got his hattrick when Shuvagata Holm nicked one behind that, fortunately for Bangladesh, flew between the wicketkeeper and the lone slip.
A cool and collected Mahmudullah Riyad, unbeaten on 63, however steered the nervy Tigers to 201 without further damage and a lead of 266 runs. Shuvagata also looked comfortable after that early bump and stayed unbeaten on 23.
It certainly put Bangladesh in pole position to push for a victory on a weary fifth day wicket with Shakib leading a three-pronged spin attack.
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