[Watch] Khurram Shahzad cleans up Shadman Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto in the same over to leave Bangladesh in tatters in PAK vs BAN 2nd Test
Pakistan pacer Khurram Shahzad produced a brilliant spell of fast bowling against Bangladesh on Day 3, (Sunday, September 1) of the ongoing second Test in Rawalpindi. Shahzad hit opening batter Shadman Islam's leg stump (10 off 23 balls) before bowling Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (4 off 6 deliveries) through the gate to strike twice in four balls.
The dismissals came off the eighth over of Bangladesh’s first innings. Shahzad dismissed Islam down the leg side as the batter went too far across in an attempt to guide the ball down to fine leg. The left-hander missed it altogether and the ball crashed into the leg stump. The speedster then bowled a perfect yorker that went between Shanto's bat and pad before hitting the middle and leg stumps.
Sharing the video on X, Pakistan Cricket's official handle wrote:
"Incredible spell this from Khurram Shahzad!"
Watch the video below:
Khurram Shahzad helps Pakistan dominate Bangladesh on Day 3
A clinical bowling display from Khurram Shahzad helped Pakistan dominate Bangladesh on Day 3 of the second Test. Apart from Shadman Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the pacer also dismissed Zakir Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan. Meanwhile, Mir Hamza took the prized wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque.
At the time of writing, Bangladesh were 75-6 after 26 overs at Lunch, with Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz at the crease. The visitors are trailing by 199 runs in their first innings.
Asked to bat first, Pakistan put up 274 in their first innings. Skipper Shan Masood, Saim Ayub, and Agha Salman chipped in with half-centuries. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan also contributed 31 (77) and 29 (63), respectively.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz emerged as the star of Bangladesh’s bowling unit, picking up a fifer, while Taskin Ahmed bagged three wickets. Nahid Rana and Shakib Al Hasan also scalped one each.
Bangladesh are leading Pakistan 1-0 in the two-match Test series. The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side won the opening game by 10 wickets at the same venue.
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