Hafeez double propels Pakistan
ESPNcricinfo staff
30-Apr-2015
Resuming from an overnight 227 for 1, Pakistan extended their advantage through a strong 227-run partnership between Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali • AFP
Azhar, who profited from anything that was pitched short, was primed for a century of his own before Shuvagata Hom snuck through his defence•AFP
Younis Khan then combined well with Hafeez in a 62-run stand as the visitors wiped out the deficit before tea•AFP
Hafeez, who had got out twice in the 190s, broke the hoodoo and registered his maiden double-ton, before gloving one to leg-slip•AFP
Pakistan, though, continued to pile on the runs with Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed bringing up contrasting fifties to push the lead to 205 at the end of the third day•AFP
Taijul Isam, who bowled quicker through the air, stuck to a flatter trajectory and was the lone bright spot for Bangladesh, taking 3 for 116•AFP
Shafiq and Sarfraz will look to stretch the lead further on the fourth day and help Pakistan press for an innings win•AFP