Match Thread: 1st Test- Bangladesh vs. Pakistan at Khulna Apr 28-May 2, 2015 (10:00 local | 04:00 GMT | 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d)

[al-Sagar]

lead is now 100+

and looks like that is the end of TAMIM ....

[iDumb]

Tamim is out

[al-Sagar]

good sporting attitude by Pakistani players starting from hafeez who got the wicket ....

they all know that was a great great innings

good send off from them

[Tausif]

Iceman walks out. A quick T20 innings perhaps?

[iDumb]

Originally Posted by DarkKnight
Iceman walks out. A quick T20 innings perhaps?

I am worried about losing this match now..

[Tausif]

Originally Posted by iDumb
I am worried about losing this match now..

Unlikely. If they can stay there for 20 more overs, that'll decide the fate of this match

[Tigers_eye]

congrats BD. 400 up.

[al-Sagar]

shakib in

still 52 overs left in the day

we are not yet safe

need to bat another 20 over+

[WarWolf]

Hats off Tamim.

Now Shakib and Riyad need to come back to form by scoring some good runs.

[Jadukor]

Still 50 overs left. Not yet out of danger.. need to keep adding runs cannot afford a collapse at this stage.

[Jadukor]

Shakib is not the best choice at this stage. Mushfiq or Hom should have been sent in

[adamnsu]

Originally Posted by Jadukor
Shakib is not the best choice at this stage. Mushfiq or Hom should have been sent in

I think Mushfiq would be better option

[adamnsu]

220 lead and declare but give Pak's 35 overs to it

[adamnsu]

Sloppy fielding gave Shakib another run

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by adamnsu
I think Mushfiq would be better option

Yeah I think Mushy should've come ahead of Shakib at this stage..

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by oronnya
Yeah I think Mushy should've come ahead of Shakib at this stage..

Mushy had a finger injury. No point in taking any risk at this point.

[al-Sagar]

if pak can get these two within next 5-10 overs pak can still win this

need to play safe

[al-Sagar]

another over gone

[Mas_UK25]

Great innings by Tamim but did he need to go down like that again? When the ball span previous ball prior too. Around the wicket angling away. Yes people will say playing like that brought him 200 but I say wen you got there on top stay there don't give it away easily, we trying to draw not chase to win now or anything. It's been excellent Alhamdulilah the recovery but and before he got it we were in great position to do our way bating wise. Tamim was so comfortable easily could have gotten 300 here IMHO!!

[al-Sagar]

Originally Posted by Mas_UK25
Great innings by Tamim but did he need to go down like that again? When the ball span previous ball prior too. Around the wicket angling away. Yes people will say playing like that brought him 200 but I say wen you got there on top stay there don't give it away easily, we trying to draw not chase to win now or anything. It's been excellent Alhamdulilah the recovery but and before he got it we were in great position to do our way bating wise. Tamim was so comfortable easily could have gotten 300 here IMHO!!

yes both the wickets of tamim and imrul was given away ..... but the shots they attempted actuaclly got them runs .... so u cannot actually blame the approach ... because this approach gave them a lot of runs ... perhaps not the best time to execute ...

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by al-Sagar
yes both the wickets of tamim and imrul was given away ..... but the shots they attempted actuaclly got them runs .... so u cannot actually blame the approach ... because this approach gave them a lot of runs ... perhaps not the best time to execute ...

These are stages of Mind ...

Initial your batsmen would be complacent and throw their wicket after a 50, then 100 & Now 200 ... Hope someone in future will not be satisfied with 200 & go for that 300

[al-Sagar]

these two need to keep on accumulating runs slowly ....

[al-Sagar]

quiet overs passing by

lunch time for me

joining after lunch

[BANFAN]

They just need to score 100 more runs and the test is drawn

[al-Sagar]

shakib looking nervous and shaky