Bangladesh vs Pakistan | 2nd Test | Dhaka| May 6- 10 | Day 1

[Slog]

Bangladesh won the toss and elect to field

Teams


Bangladesh Team

Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Soumya Sarkar, Shuvagata Hom, Taijul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Shahid

Pakistan Team

Sami Aslam, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan, Imran Khan

 

[Slog]

Rubel Hossain declared unfit

 

[usmaneeyat]

Toss result?

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Bangladesh win toss and elect to field.

Babar is not playing and Imran Khan playing.

 

[jog_1]

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

 

[iHammad]

Imran Khan in for Babar

Pakistan with 3 pacers and 1 spinner

 

[jog_1]

Oh, Bangladesh won toss, all ik is Pak is batting first.

Apparently they prepared a square-turner.

 

[vandokkum]

Why the hell would you decide to bowl first after winning the toss on these pitches?

 

[jog_1]

http://i.imgur.com/snrJszX.png

This is off Cricinfo... Must be more accurate.

Bangladesh are batting first then I guess.

 

[iHammad]

Bangladesh are bowling

 

[jog_1]

Bangladesh are bowling

Wow... cricinfo just edited it lol.

Yup, Bangladesh are bowling first as I thought. Sorry about the mix-up.

 

[Junaids]

If the Tigers put the Pakistanis in, and Imran has replaced Zulfiqar, I assume that it must look green or like it won't break up and take spin?

 

[The_KING]

So is this a bowling pitch then?

 

[LegbreakGoogly]

Bangla bowling? Imran in? Then it could be a green wicket.

 

[Professor]

Good decision to play three pacers. Although I would have preferred Bhatti over Junaid.

 

[kingusama92]

Bowling first?

When is that ever a good idea?

 

[desi_launda]

Bangla bowling? Imran in? Then it could be a green wicket.

why would BD prepare green wicket?Remember Binny's 6/4 on greentop?

 

[The_KING]

This is a very important match for Pakistan. We must win it by hook or crook.

 

[desi_launda]

Win won't be an upset - Mushfiqur

http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/870831.html

 

[jog_1]

Its a square-turner I think, no green top.

 

[desi_launda]

Its a square-turner I think, no green top.

suicidal to bat last on turner

 

[arehaan]

I think Pak should be very happy to bat first knowing the wicket will get difficult to bat on day 4 and day 5

 

[jog_1]

Sami Aslam to score debut century today

 

[LegbreakGoogly]

If its a square turner then why would Pakistan drop Baber?

 

[Zeshan547]

Some weird decision and team selection, i can't digest "how the hell can you go with only two specialist spinners and three fast bowlers in bangladesh" and "why would a team would choose to bowl first on such a road and in such extreme hot weather"

 

[Suleiman]

Just 1 spinner lmao? That too is Yasir. Will get tons of runs with no wickets.

Still better than picking Ajmal though

Will gladly take Imran Khan over him, at least he can swing the ball at time by half a milimeter, Ajmal just serves nice pies to be smashed.

 

[vandokkum]

One thing is for sure, this is no square turner. No team will choose to bat last on a turner.. and no team specially one like Pakistan will go in with three specialist pacers on a turner.

 

[Suleiman]

suicidal to bat last on turner

Yes, if they have bowlers who can actually turn the ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan openers in now.

 

[yeh cheez]

 

[Justcrazy]

hafeez

 

[jog_1]

lol, is he injured already?

 

[The_KING]

Lol BD bowler already injured

 

[yeh cheez]

already proving Bangla's bad decision to bowl first.

 

[jog_1]

looool

He's going off the field already )

 

[The_KING]

A part timer bowling the first over

 

[yeh cheez]

they need to redo the toss

 

[Justcrazy]

Shahadat is down .

 

[Buffet]

It's not really a rank turner for sure. I think pitch may assist pacers for the first 40-50 minutes. BD may have decided to play it safe and not take a chance of being 4 down in first session. I may be off target here because Pakistan doesn't have bowlers to use a new ball.

I don't know much about the pitch but just going by the look of it here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Bad news for BD. Hafeez to get another double here

 

[yeh cheez]

Sami off the mark with a single

 

[Mainul]

So Bangladesh is doing everything to hand over the first win to Pakistan on this tour. They have won the toss and they are bowling! This is not a green top. If it helps anybody it will help spinners. Any captain would have tried to avoid batting last on this pitch. What a nonsense innovative idea from our team management. And what will Mushfiqur do with the most pathetic bowling line up to this experienced Pak batting? Shahadat is not an international level pacers. Shahid is a trundler,hardly a holding bowler. Shuvagoto is not a specialized bowler, an all rounder. He bowls one to two long hops at least in an over. Jubair the leggi is much better bowler than him. Only Taizul and Sakib have wicket taking abilities. I shall be very surprized if Pakistan dont post 500 in first innings and win this match

 

[Shafi]

Is it batting or bowling pitch?

 

[Slog]

I hope Sami scores big today

Come onnnnnnnnnnn!

 

[yeh cheez]

So Bangladesh is doing everything to hand over the first win to Pakistan on this tour. They have won the toss and they are bowling! This is not a green top. If it helps anybody it will help spinners. Any captain would have tried to avoid batting last on this pitch. What a nonsense innovative idea from our team management. And what will Mushfiqur do with the most pathetic bowling line up to this experienced Pak batting? Shahadat is not an international level pacers. Shahid is a trundler,hardly a holding bowler. Shuvagoto is not a specialized bowler, an all rounder. He bowls one to two long hops at least in an over. Jubair the leggi is much better bowler than him. Only Taizul and Sakib have wicket taking abilities. I shall be very surprized if Pakistan dont post 500 in first innings and win this match

Bangladesh gifted the Test match away after winning the toss.

 

[jog_1]

Sami Aslam's defense against pacers is iffy. He doesn't move his feet and relies on the backfoot too much.

 

[axl100mph]

even saumya
swings it more than junaid

 

[Slog]

Bangladesh gifted the Test match away after winning the toss.

kuch nahi pata abhi

Thats the great thing abt Pakistan team

 

[Slog]

Also i feel last chance saloon for Junaid KHan this match

 

[yeh cheez]

Soumya continues with the bowling, that is surprising.

 

[axl100mph]

even I can score against this bowling attack

 

[yeh cheez]

BD 9/0
3 overs

 

[Slog]

even I can score against this bowling attack

no you cant

 

[Slog]

Pak9/0
3 overs

fixed

 

[Go_Bangladesh]

The ptv sports on jadoo TV is not working, does anyone know if any other channel on jadoo showing it?

 

[jog_1]

Minnow basher

 

[UpInTheAir]

All it took was some swing..

 

[The_KING]

Hafeez out

 

[Shafi]

Hafeez out!!!! Pathetic batting as usual by our batsment

 

[Slog]

yaar
kya masla hai

 

[imshally81]

 

[Justcrazy]

Hafeez gone

 

[LegbreakGoogly]

Hafeez. . . I reckon Junaid will seam here very well.

 

[yeh cheez]

How could anyone get out to this atrocious bowling attack

 

[Shafi]

We will be all out >200

 

[axl100mph]

no you cant

trust me I do pretty good against club bowlers here in England(under overcast skies) n some of em (not all) r pretty tall, quick and play for league teams as well

 

[Asif321]

haha Hafeez showed his true color a less than half a inch movement and he is gone

 

[UpInTheAir]

How could anyone get out to this atrocious bowling attack

Ball is moving around, our batsmen can't play the moving ball.

 

[Belawal2014]

Sami Aslam will go too, soon enough. I hope he proves me wrong.

 

[Suleiman]

He just gave up a free 200+ score. He really needed it to keep his average in the 40s, because after next year in England, he will be back to the 30s where he rightfully belongs.

 

[Buffet]

Soumya continues with the bowling, that is surprising.

He is swinging more than Junaid though.

 

[arehaan]

Hafeez got enough runs in last match to play another 10 games. No one will consider that it was a pan cake wicket and Hafeez is the worst batsman when the ball swings

 

[imshally81]

That was Hafeez fault... no feet movement

 

[The_KING]

it's pathetic that our bowlers particularly Junaid can't move the ball one bit

 

[Bilal7]

It's okay, I didn't expect much from Hafeez on this pitch. Would have been nice if he had lasted a few more overs but oh well.

Azhar and Sami need a good partnership here, this pitch will get easier to bat on and we need to capitalize on that.

 

[jog_1]

it's pathetic that our bowlers particularly Junaid can't move the ball one bit

Rahat was key for the swing factor.

 

[Bilal7]

it's pathetic that our bowlers particularly Junaid can't move the ball one bit

A myth. Junaid would have swung and seamed the ball if he was bowling right now. Do you not see the difference between this pitch and the last one?

 

[Zeshan547]

Sami has atrocious defense.

 

[Shafi]

Sami looks worse than Hafeez!!!

 

[The_KING]

Sarkar swinging it more than Junaid