Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 2nd Test at Dhaka, , Dec 17 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Test, Mirpur, December 17 - 21, 2011, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
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338 & 234
(T:103) 470 & 107/3

Pakistan won by 7 wickets

Player Of The Match
144, 6/82 & 1/47
shakib-al-hasan
Player Of The Series
265 runs
younis-khan
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PAK 2nd Innings
Full commentary

Pakistan make a clean sweep of all the matches on tour. On expected lines. They were pushed close in this game but Bangladesh just fell short of holding on to a draw.

The first session belonged entirely to the hosts but it all went downhill from there. Another session of domination would have firmly shut the match away from Pakistan and Bangladesh would have earned a respectable draw.

They can take heart from the partnership between Shakib and Nafees after they were 3 down for nothing. They managed to score 300-plus after a no-show in Chittagong. Nasir Hossain is a find, Elias Sunny posed a lot of questions with his left-arm spinners. There are positives.

Pakistan, if you ask me, are in a very good position to take the series against England if they continue this way. Lots to feel good about. It will be a competitive series no doubt, but I'd put my money on Pakistan to win. A lot has been said about their scoring rate in this Test, but I guess it's irrelevant. I'd still like to see Umar Akmal though. The presentation is coming up:

Shakib is the Man of the Match:Hopefully we will improve. We have two months to improve on many things before the Asia Cup. Personally I'm satisfied with my form."

Younis is the Man of the Series: It's hardto play back to back series but in the end it was a happy ending. Bangladesh are improving, all they need is to play more Tests and stick with the same guys."

Mushfiqur: "The bowlers did a very good job. This is one of the games in which we couldn't catch properly. After a bad defeat in the first Test the guys showed a lot of character. Nasir also batted really well."

Misbah: "The players are understanding their roles in Test cricket and that is helping us. The players, management is responding well. Bangladesh did well to put together partnerships and they gave us a tough time in this Test."

That's it from us. Thanks for your mails and your company. The cricket never stops. Join us soon. Cheers!

20.5
6
Elias Sunny to Misbah, SIX runs

sealed with a six! Final flourish left for the captain himself, steps down the track to a flighted delivery and that swirls over long-off

20.4
Elias Sunny to Misbah, no run

chops it down to the off side

20.3
W
Elias Sunny to Azhar Ali, OUT

fires it full on the stumps, Azhar decides to go for broke, steps down the track but ends up yorking himself, clean bowled, too late though for Bangladesh

Azhar Ali b Elias Sunny 34 (43b 3x4 0x6 65m) SR: 79.06
20.2
Elias Sunny to Azhar Ali, no run

stays back and pats it down the pitch

20.1
1
Elias Sunny to Younis, 1 run

tossed up on middle and leg, clipped to midwicket

end of over 2012 runs
PAK: 100/2CRR: 5.00 
Azhar Ali34 (41b 3x4)
Younis Khan15 (11b 1x6)
Shakib Al Hasan 10-1-47-1
Robiul Islam 1-0-8-0
19.6
4
Shakib to Azhar Ali, FOUR runs

almost there, Azhar makes a bit of room, gets well forward and shovels it away wide of long-on and midwicket

19.5
Shakib to Azhar Ali, no run
19.4
1
Shakib to Younis, 1 run

sweeps him down to long leg

19.3
Shakib to Younis, no run

comes well forward and defends

19.2
6
Shakib to Younis, SIX runs

they're all but home, tossed up on middle and leg, Younis gets on his knee and slogs it down to cow corner

19.1
1
Shakib to Azhar Ali, 1 run

tossed up on middle and leg, he clips it down to fine leg

end of over 198 runs
PAK: 88/2CRR: 4.63 
Younis Khan8 (8b)
Azhar Ali29 (38b 2x4)
Robiul Islam 1-0-8-0
Shakib Al Hasan 9-1-35-1
18.6
Robiul to Younis, no run

forces it down to gully

18.5
1
Robiul to Azhar Ali, 1 run

short again and clipped down to deep point, the scoreboard continues to tick

18.4
1
Robiul to Younis, 1 run

fullish on the leg stump, he clips it down to fine leg

18.3
1
Robiul to Azhar Ali, 1 run

steers this one down to third man

18.2
4
Robiul to Azhar Ali, FOUR runs

getting all too easy now, very unorthodox though, he makes room to slap it down to deep point but makes too much room, lunges his bat out and gets an under edge that beats gully and runs to third man

18.1
1
Robiul to Younis, 1 run

short and wide and he slaps it down to sweeper cover

end of over 186 runs
PAK: 80/2CRR: 4.44 
Azhar Ali23 (35b 1x4)
Younis Khan6 (5b)
Shakib Al Hasan 9-1-35-1
Shahadat Hossain 4-0-26-0
17.6
Shakib to Azhar Ali, no run

taps it down to short extra cover

17.5
1
Shakib to Younis, 1 run

tossed up on middle and leg, he gets on his knee and sweeps on the full

17.4
2
Shakib to Younis, 2 runs

gets forward and drives to extra cover, another couple