00:00Pakistan decided to bowl first on a pitch with some green grass looking to exploit the conditions
00:05and initially it worked as Shaheen Afridi found the edge of the bat and straight away after the
00:11break we talked about the batters losing their concentration despite the green top the pitch
00:17lacked pace and carry from the first session from that length the ball dying once again and
00:22over the 130 clicks so the pitch maybe not having that pace that we expected initially but the
00:29visitors were still encouraged after getting a second wicket at 31 for two what a start from
00:36Hassan Ali but Monimoul Haq and Najmoul Hussain Shantou took away that encouragement as they
00:42dominated proceedings that's a great shot to get you a 50. the two would eventually construct a
00:48stand of 170. he's not gonna shy away when it's in his arc and he punks it over the top
00:56for a maximum
00:58the skipper would raise his ninth test turn in style nicely eased away just through the gap
01:04off it goes to the boundary and there's his unwritten Najmoul Hussain Shantou but he fell the next ball on
01:10101 with Bangladesh 201 for three pitching outside off impact in line and wickets hitting richard i'm
01:18asking you to overturn your decision from not out to out stand by Monimoul Haq fell nine runs short of
01:25his
01:25own test turn 75 runs later but it was Bangladesh who won the opening day going in at stumps on
01:32301
01:3254 with Moshiku Rahim unbeaten on 48. Terence Clark TV6 Sport
01:38Moshiku Rahim unbeaten on 48. Terence Clark TV6 a year
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