Pak crush Bangla

Chattogram, November 30

Opener Abid Ali missed out his second century of the match but Pakistan comfortably chased down a 202-run target to beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first cricket Test here today.

Abid and Abdullah Shafique put on a 151-run partnership for the first wicket, their second 100-plus stand in the match, to give Pakistan’s chase a winning start. Abid, who scored 133 in the first innings, struck 12 boundaries and scored 91 off 148 deliveries in the second. Resuming Day 5 at 109 without loss, only 93 runs away from victory, Pakistan’s openers appeared to be in full control until off-spinner Mehidy Hasan struck. Shafique followed his first-innings half-century to reach 73 before Mehidy (1/59) trapped him lbw. Seven overs later, left-arm spinner Taijul Islam had Abid out. — PTI