Tigers on verge of follow-on after day 4 of Dhaka Test

A very poor batting display left Bangladesh at the knife edge of a defeat in rain-hit second and final Test against Pakistan as they slumped to 76-7 on day four at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Bangladesh who are trailing by 224 runs, still needs 25 runs to avoid the follow-on after Pakistan declared their first innings on 300-4.

Shakib Al Hasan was batting on 23 and remains Bangladesh’s last hope to avoid the follow-on before the bad light brought an end to the dramatic day. Taijul Islam was on 0 after facing 10 balls.

Sajid Khan ended with his career-best 6-35 and took all but the wicket of skipper Mominul Haque. Bangladesh batsmen indeed dug their own graveyards by playing rash shots.

Earlier, Pakistan’s declaration came one hour and 10 minutes after the lunch session when Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam reached their respective half-centuries.

Rizwan was not out on 53 and Alam was on 50 after sharing a 107-run partnership for the undefeated fourth-wicket stand.

After the majority of the three days of the game was lost to rain and bad light, it had a delayed start on day four and Pakistan aimed for some quick runs to put pressure on Bangladesh as they resumed the day on 188-2.

Pakistan won the first Test by eight wickets and led the two-match series 1-0.

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