Taskin Ahmed to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, end of a fine spell by Taskin. Three wickets and 28 runs. This was on the pads as Faheem Ashraf flicked it through the on-side for a single
Taskin Ahmed to Haris Rauf, 1 run, fires in a full and quick ball around off, Haris Rauf whips this towards the on-side for a single
Taskin Ahmed to Haris Rauf, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Haris Rauf swings and misses
Taskin Ahmed to Haris Rauf, 2 runs, full and straight at the stumps, Haris Rauf flicks it towards wide long-on for a couple of runs
Taskin Ahmed to Nawaz, out Caught by Parvez Hossain Emon!! That's a superb catch by Emon at covers! On a length outside off, Nawaz takes him on and goes for the aerial route once again. Miscues it high up in the air, Emon back-pedals, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a well-judged reverse cup catch. Never easy to take these, but all marks to the fielder on this occasion. End of a fine cameo by Nawaz. Nawaz c Parvez Hossain Emon b Taskin Ahmed 25(15) [4s-1 6s-2]
Taskin Ahmed to Nawaz, SIX, short and punished! These short ones are getting belted. Picks the length early and pulls it over deep square leg for a towering six
Taskin Ahmed to Nawaz, FOUR, dropped! Butter fingers. This is contagious. Was a short and wide ball outside off, Nawaz slashes it towards deep extra cover where Emon runs across to his left. Gets his hands to it, but makes a complete mess of it. Not only does he drop it, but ends up giving away a boundary. Nawaz who would have been dismissed for a duck, ends up opening his account with a boundary
Taskin Ahmed to Nawaz, no run, 130.7kph, short and quick outside off, Nawaz sways away
Taskin Ahmed to Nawaz, no run, back of a length outside off, Nawaz opens the bat face, steering it towards backward point
Taskin Ahmed to Shaheen Afridi, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! Shaheen Afridi finally runs out of luck. After striking a couple of big ones, Shaheen Afridi is gone. Was a juicy full toss at the stumps and Shaheen Afridi tried to whip it away. Gets a thick top edge as the ball skies high up in the air. Jaker Ali calls for it and runs all the way till square leg. Settles under the skier and manages to take it safely. That was an entertaining cameo by Shaheen Afridi who has given some impetus to this innings. The batters to follow next can take some inspiration and play with a similar approach. Shaheen Afridi c Jaker Ali b Taskin Ahmed 19(13) [6s-2]
Taskin Ahmed to Shaheen Afridi, no run, fired on leg, Shaheen Afridi looks to flick it away, gets hit on the pads. Taskin Ahmed goes up in an lbw appeal, but it was pitching outside leg
Taskin Ahmed to Shaheen Afridi, SIX, smoked into the stands by Shaheen Afridi! On the shorter side, Shaheen Afridi rocks back in the crease, gets into a good position and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for an 87 maximum
Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, no run, short and wide outside off, Fakhar Zaman makes room and slashes away, getting beaten on the outside edge. Bangladesh have things under control as Pakistan are 9/2
Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Fakhar Zaman almost drags this on! Advances down the wicket and swings across the line, and the inside edge just misses the leg-stump by a whisker. Could have been three down had that brushed the stumps
Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, no run, back of a length outside off, Fakhar Zaman steers it towards backward point
Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, no run, 129.7kph, short and wide outside off, Fakhar Zaman slashes away from his body, gets an underedge on its way to the keeper
Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, no run, 137.8kph, on a length around off, Fakhar Zaman guides it straight back to the bowler
Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Fakhar Zaman drives it firmly to covers
Taskin Ahmed to Saim Ayub, no run, pitched up by the pacer around off, Saim Ayub drives it crisply to mid-off. An excellent over by Taskin Ahmed. Just 4 runs and a wicket from it
Taskin Ahmed to Saim Ayub, no run, on a length around middle and leg, knocked down the pitch by Saim Ayub
Taskin Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, out Caught by Rishad Hossain!! Taskin Ahmed strikes in the first over and the Bangladesh fans are delighted. Taskin looks equally excited as he's got the in-form opener so early. This was pitched up by the pacer outside off and Sahibzada Farhan went after it with hard hands. Slices it uppishly towards backward point and Rishad Hossain takes a sharp catch. How impressive he has been in that position. Inflicted a superb run-out to dismiss Abhishek Sharma last evening, takes a fine catch to get rid of Sahibzada Farhan tonight. Perfect start for Bangladesh. Sahibzada Farhan c Rishad Hossain b Taskin Ahmed 4(4) [4s-1]
Taskin Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, Sahibzada Farhan opens his account with a boundary! Short and wide outside off, Sahibzada Farhan plays it on the rise, punching it through cover for a rollicking boundary
Taskin Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, 134.4kph, back of a length delivery around off, Sahibzada Farhan punches it straight to the fielder at cover
Taskin Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, full and straight around off, Sahibzada Farhan stands tall and drives it firmly towards mid-off