Inspirational Shakib puts Bangladesh on top
Best in a world: ShakibAl Hasan clear his standing as he world’s top- ranked all-rounder in a longest format of a diversion by claiming sum of 5-68 to boot Australia for 217 in initial innings. PHOTO: AFP
DHAKA: Shakibal Hasan illuminated adult his 50th Test with an all-round opening to assistance Bangladesh explain a accessible first-innings lead over a sluggish Australia on a second day of a opening Test on Monday.
A day after rescuing Bangladesh from a top-order fall with a bat, a left-arm spinner claimed 5-68 to assistance boot Australia for 217 and clear his standing as he world’s top- ranked all-rounder in a longest format of a game.
Having claimed a 43 run first-innings lead on a viciously branch track, Bangladesh serve combined their position and were 45-1 during a tighten on a second day.
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Soumya Sarkar threw his wicket divided after scoring 15 though Tamim Iqbal was batting on 30 with nightwatchman Taijul Islam, who is nonetheless to open his account.
Bangladesh stretched their altogether lead to 88 runs and Australia will have a unenviable charge of batting in a fourth innings on a fast-deteriorating lane during a Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Resuming on a unsafe 18-3 on a second morning of a match, a tourists shortly mislaid captain Steve Smith, their best batsman on a bowling of off-spinner Mehidy Hasan.
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Hasan, who took 12 wickets during a same venue to enthuse hosts to their initial Test win over England final year, struck in his second over, unctuous one by a embankment to boot Smith for eight.
Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb were subjected to a hearing by spin with Mehidy (3-62) and Shakib sport in tandem though a twin combined 69 runs for a fifth wicket to hindrance a slide.
With a partnership blooming, however, Taijul trapped Handscomb lbw for 33 with a round that kept somewhat low, as it mostly did on a lane charity non-static rebound and supernatural turn.
Opener Renshaw shortly assimilated him in a pavilion for 45, circumference Shakib to slip.
Matthew Wade fell lbw for 5 to Mehidy and Shakib got Glenn Maxwell stumped for 23.
Ashton Agar done 41 and Pat Cummins contributed 25, adding 49 runs for a ninth wicket in a daring mount to lend a hold of respectability to a Australian total. Reuters
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