Mehidy Hasan Miraz struck for the visitors for the second time in the third over of the second session, just when it appeared that Pakistan was in complete control of the proceedings on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh following a wicket in the match’s opening over that left the hosts fearing yet another top-order collapse.
Shan Masood, who reached his tenth fifty in the format while batting on 57 off 68 deliveries and scoring two boundaries, had mostly relied on rotating the strike during his effort. He had already decided to tuck the ball in an attempt to sneak a single when a good-length delivery thrown on the middle-leg stump channel appeared to drift into the batter’s pads. But Masood was caught in line of the wicket after the delivery slightly veered to miss the outside edge of his willow.
Shan Masood seems not to have given the on-field judgement or non-striker Saim Ayub’s remarks any thought, as the captain immediately contested umpire Richard Kettleborough’s initial ruling.
Nevertheless, moments later, the DRS displayed the UltraEdge displaying a flat line, followed by three reds on the ball-tracking mechanism, leaving Masood with little choice but to make the arduous and disheartening trek back to the pavilion.
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As of this writing, Bangladesh had taken two more wickets. First, the normally composed Ayub was bowled out for no reason after he foolishly tried to clear the infield by dancing down the track.
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Next, Saud Shakeel was caught off guard and chipped away at the fifth stump line with a delivery that came around the back of a length.
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