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Imrul and Mominul lift Bangladesh

Bangladesh opted to bat on a track that offered little assistance to the seamers, and the openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes made a solid start, adding 52 runs  AFP
Tamim, fresh from his Man-of-the-Series effort in the ODIs, scored 25, his personal best against Pakistan  AFP
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But he could not add any more to that score, as he departed after inside-edging Yasir Shah to short leg  AFP
Imrul, who started cautiously, made the most of two dropped catches and played with more assurance after lunch, compiling a patient 51  AFP
Imrul was dismissed by Mohammad Hafeez, but Bangladesh were buoyed by another big partnership - 95 for the third wicket between Mahmudullah and Mominul Haque  AFP
Wahab Riaz eventually ended that stand after 33 overs, inducing an edge off Mahmdullah for Sarfraz Ahmed to take a diving catch  AFP
Mominul, though, carried on and added a 50-plus score in a Test for the 10th consecutive time  AFP
But once again, he failed to convert it into a century, as Zulfiqar Babar trapped him lbw for 80 with the final delivery of the day. The hosts finished with 236 for 4  AFP
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