DHAKA: After a record 312-run partnership, opener Imrul Kayes left his mate Tamim Iqbal in the second innings of Bangladesh in the last day of the first Test in Khulna Saturday.
Bangladesh have scored 315 for one loss after the end of 78 overs at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium till filling report. The hosts are leading by 19 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Before Imrul Kayes left the crease, he and Tamim Iqbal had set a new record of highest test-partnership for Bangladesh.
Zulfiqar Babar sent Imrul Kayes to the pavilion when Bangladesh scored 312 in 75.4 overs.
Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque are at the crease with 159 runs off 224 balls and 1 off 7 balls respectively.
Meanwhile, rains delayed the play for a while. The match is set to resume after lunchtime.
The previous record was a 267-run partnership in fifth wicket set by Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim against Sri Lanka at Galle on March 8 2013.
Earlier on Friday, the 7th test ton of Tamim Iqbal and third ton of Imrul Kayes helped Bangladesh reply Pakistan strongly.
On the day, both the opener added 273 runs in 61-overs during an unbeaten counter-attacking opening stand that beat the record set by the same pair in the team's previous Test.
Tamim scored 138 off 183 balls, hitting 13 fours and four sixes while Imrul scored 132 off 185 balls, hitting 15 boundaries and three over boundaries.
Bangladesh have scored 273 for no loss in 61.0 overs at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, trail by 23 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
Earlier in the day, a haul of six wickets by Tajul Islam helped Bangladesh fold Pakistan for 628 in the visitors’ first innings in the fourth day of the test.
The visitors played 168.4 over at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium and were leading by 296 runs in their 1st innings.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan resumed batting with 537 for five wickets on day-4. Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed had resumed batting.
Mohammad Shahid took Sarfraz Ahmed (82 off 88 balls), followed by Taijul Islam’s removing Wahab Riaz’s wicket. Wahab Riaz got duck.
Shakib Al Hasan made a timely breakthrough, removing Asad Shafiq (83 off 158 balls).
Among Bangladesh bowlers, Taijul Islam (46.4-4-163-6) was most successful. Shuvagata Hom took two wickets while Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Shahid pocketed one wicket each.
Earlier, a double-ton by Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez helped Pakistan reply the Bangladesh first innings strongly.
Mohammad Hafeez hit maiden double-century in his test career, scoring 224 runs off 332 balls. He built his innings with 23 boundaries and three over boundaries at a strike rate of 67.46.
Azhar Ali, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Sami Aslam scored 83, 59, 33 and 20 runs respectively.
Bangladesh, in their first innings, scored 332 runs all out.
Mominul Haque was the top scorer with 80-run while Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan took 51, 49, 33, 32, 25 and 25 runs respectively.
Among the Pakistan bowlers, Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah were most successful by bagging three wickets each, while Hafeez and Babar got two wickets each.
On Tuesday (April 28), Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and opted to bat first in the match that kicked off at 10:00am local time.
BDST: 1202 HRS, MAY 02, 2015
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