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On the third day, if the Pakistani batsmen had any hope of taking out the morning session and playing long innings throughout the day, then according to Taizul Islam, it was just a good idea.
Hassan Ali thought of responding to the aggression with tact instead of caution. Tajul Islam had left the Pakistani middle order in the lurch and despite the unprecedented efforts of the openers, Pakistan seemed to be coming under the weight of a huge lead.
Pakistan has always been a favorite prey for Taizul Islam. Here again they were confusing the Pakistani middle order. When a bowler is bringing the ball in and out of the bat at the same time, a great experience is lost.
The same thing happened with Fawad Alam, Azhar Ali and Abid Ali and where Pakistan had lost two sessions without losing a wicket, the whole story was about to end in two sessions but Hassan Ali responded to the crisis with aggression. Thought
On the first ball off stump, he hit a four on the mid-boundary to Taizul Islam. On the second ball, he pulled out his leg and hit a six on the boundary of Long League. Now, if there was an authoritative batsman here, he would have taken a single on the third ball or would have just defended that after getting ten runs on two balls, now the over should be passed with a little caution.
But here was Hassan Ali who was very angry with Taizul Islam because of the failure of his middle order Turned out to be smarter
There was no special help for the bowlers on the first day of the Chittagong pitch. In the morning session, although the pacers were getting caught by the wicket, the next two sessions were the spring of batting here.
Hassan Ali thought of responding to the crisis with aggression
The situation remained the same on the second day and only the morning session proved to be fruitful for the wickets, where Hassan Ali turned the match upside down and blocked the way for a big lead but on the third day if the Pakistani batting had any hope that the morning session He would play long innings all day long, so according to Taizul Islam, it was just a good understanding.
The bounce in the wicket was variable. If some balls came to a halt, the new ball would slide to the bat earlier than expected. It was very difficult for the batsman to set foot here and this difficulty led to the failure of the Pakistani middle order.
In terms of selection, Pakistan's distortion also came to the fore that there is no regular league sniper in the team. Knowing that league spin is a weakness of Bangladeshi batsmen, this strategic decision of Pakistan is a reflection of shortsightedness.
Because in Test cricket, when a team has to bat in the fourth innings, it has the responsibility to wrap the opponent in less than 300, play long in the first innings and gain some lead. By the way, the pitch on the fifth day does not have enough life to help in the pursuit of long goals.
Here, Pakistan was also in deep water after the loss of the first innings, but when Afridi came for bowling, he needed only fifteen balls to change the course.
Already on the fourth ball of the over, Shadman Islam narrowly escaped. The ball was at driving length but he could not explain when Afridi would bring the ball towards him and when he would take it out on Sam's bill.
On the first ball of his second over, he once again left Shadman confused as to where to go and where to step. Killed to be released, but in any case, luck once again favored Shadman.
Shaheen Shah Afridi always prefers to be at the forefront of the front
By the time Afridi came for the third over, Shadman's gossip had increased significantly. On the ball just outside the off stump, this gap came up and it was too late for him to decide to leave the ball. The other ball was out of stump and outswing.
And the next ball was where all of Shadman's calculations got messed up. Afridi threw the full length on the same off stump channel from where he had been circling Shadman till now. Shadman tried to cross the boundary using his wrist, but the ball went inwards and hit the pad, contrary to his expectations.
As soon as Pakistani bowling saw this first crack, they did not look back. In the same over, Afridi also forced Shanto's technique by forcing him to drive and gave another blow to Bangladesh's scorecard.
And when Hassan Ali also took the key wicket of captain Mominul Haq, the Bangladeshi resistance began to wither. Saif Hassan and Mushfiqur Rahim showed a little courage but immediately after the water break, Afridi's beating was as if Pakistan was back in the match.
Shaheen Shah Afridi always prefers to be at the forefront of the front. Here again, they have revived this match for Pakistan.
The only question is, will the rest of his peers be able to cultivate this life?
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