Mighty Mushfiqur’s 191 gives Bangladesh 117-run lead over Pakistan
Bangladesh were dismissed for 565 on Saturday after a brilliant knock of 191 by veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
Mushfiqur’s marathon knock — lasting eight hours 42 minutes — ended when he edged pacer Mohammad Ali to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. He added a record 196 runs for the seventh wicket with Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
It gave Bangladesh a lead of 117 runs after Pakistan had made 448-6 in their first innings.
It was also Bangladesh’s highest total against Pakistan, beating the 555-6 they scored at Khulna in 2015.
The seventh-wicket stand with Mehidy bettered the previous record of 186 set by Warren Lees and Richard Hadlee for New Zealand in Karachi in 1976 — a record against Pakistan in all Test cricket.
Mehidy was caught behind for 77 off Shaheen Shah Afridi, who finished with 2-88.
Naseem Shah was the best bowler with 3-93.
| brief scores | |
| Pakistan first innings 448-6 declared (Mohammad Rizwan 171 not out, Saud Shakeel 141, Saim Ayub 56; Hasan Mahmud 2-70, Shoriful Islam 2-77) Bangladesh first innings 565 (Mushfiqur Rahim 191, Shadman Islam 93, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 77, Liton Das 56, Mominul Haque 50, Naseem Shah 3-93, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-88, Mohammad Ali 2-88, Khurram Shahzad 2-90) Pakistan 2nd innings 23-1 (Abdullah Shafique 12 not out, Shan Masood 9 not out; Shoriful Islam 1-13) |