New Delhi: At 26/6, the Pakistan Cricket team had finally seen a ray of hope as they thought that they could impose the “follow-on” on the Bangladeshi team. However, all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz and wicket-keeper batsman Litton Das ensured that the visitors did not fall behind.
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The duo stitched together a remarkable partnership of 165 runs to pull things right back in the favour of the Tigers. In the due process, Bangladesh also saved themselves from registering the lowest score in the Test cricket history of Bangladesh.
Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz – the heroes of Bangladesh. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YdIg0FOc6D
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 1, 2024
Fall of Wickets
What happened on Day 3?
Pakistan started the game with a lot of positives as Khurram Shahzad and Mir Hamza ripped through their batting line-up with only Shadman Islam barely getting into double digits (the fall of wickets above will give a picture of how precarious things were).
However, things started spinning out of control for the hosts as Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das decided to take things into their control. The duo delivered a tremendous performance to rescue their team from 26/6.
Litton and Mehidy stitched the highest partnership in test cricket history for the 7th wicket. The crucial partnership between both of them pushed the total past the 200-run mark as Bangladesh ended 12 runs short of Pakistan’s first-innings score. Mehidy and Litton’s partnership was broken with a zappy delivery from Khurram which ended in the Pakistani pacer’s hands.
Khurram ended the day with a 5-wicket haul. However, the stars of the day have been Litton and Mehidy. Talking about individual scores, Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 78 from 124 balls. Meanwhile, Litton Das scored a well-deserved century, 138 runs from 228 balls before being dismissed by Agha Salman.
