PAK vs BAN, 1st Test: Day-2 Review: The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi from August 21. On the first day of the game, the host team scored 158 runs for the loss of four wickets. Saud Shakeel (57) and Mohammad Rizwan (24) were unbeaten at the crease.

Today, on the second day of the game, the pair of Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel kept the team in a strong position. Due to the excellent partnership between the two batsmen, the team declared the first innings at 448 runs.

PAK vs BAN: 240 run partnership between Saud Shakeel and Rizwan

Pakistan’s vice-captain Saud Shakeel is seen fulfilling his responsibility fully in the first Test against Bangladesh. He scored a half-century on the first day of the game and continued his brilliant performance on the second day as well and completed a century in 195 balls.

Saud Shakeel scored 141 runs in 261 balls with the help of 9 fours. He helped the team reach the score of 354 by playing an important partnership of 240 runs for the fifth wicket with Mohammad Rizwan. Shakeel was out in the 95th over of the innings against Mehdi Hasan Miraz.

Mohammad Rizwan played an unbeaten innings

Mohammad Rizwan played an innings of 171* runs for the team in the first innings with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes in 239 balls. This is Rizwan’s third century in the Test format. Apart from these, Salman Ali Agha scored 19 runs and Shaheen Afridi played an unbeaten innings of 29 runs, due to which the team scored 448 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.

For Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud took 2 wickets each in the first innings. Mehdi Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took 1 wicket each.

PAK vs BAN: By the end of the second day, Bangladesh has scored 27 runs without losing any wicket

Bangladesh has scored 27 runs without losing any wicket in the first innings at the end of the second day’s play. Shadnam Islam (12) and Zakir Hasan (11) are unbeaten at the crease. Bangladesh is trailing the host team by 421 runs.

Reactions of fans on social media after the second day’s play-

Saud Shakeel averages 67.88 after 20 Test innings.

The highest in modern era and only behind Don Bradman’s 99.94. pic.twitter.com/y1pN78xnCt

— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) August 22, 2024

Pakistan declared when a batsman was batting at 171 not out. This is what happens when you have a captain who isn’t obsessed with personal milestones.

— Abdullah (@michaelscottfc) August 22, 2024

Great temperament innings 😊#PAKvBAN #WTC25

— GM Hassan (@Ha55anGm42) August 22, 2024

Chota Don in AUS: 92 runs from 3 Tests.

Road specialist for a reason.

– August 22, 2024

top player, top innings.

— Fatima Masroor (@fatimamasroor84) August 22, 2024