{"id":108213,"date":"2026-05-10T17:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/mehidys-five-for-gives-bangladesh-slim-lead-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:08:58","slug":"mehidys-five-for-gives-bangladesh-slim-lead-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/mehidys-five-for-gives-bangladesh-slim-lead-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehidy\u2019s five-for gives Bangladesh slim lead | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Debutant Azan Awais marked his arrival in international cricket with a memorable century, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced a superb five-wicket haul to keep narrowly ahead of on an absorbing third day of the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh closed the day on 7-0 in their second innings, stretching their overall lead to 34 runs after bowling Pakistan out for 386 in reply to their first-innings total of 413.<\/p>\n

Only 11 deliveries were possible after the innings break before fading light forced umpires Richard Kettleborough and Kumar Dharmasena to call an early end to play.<\/p>\n

The day, however, belonged as much to Pakistan\u2019s young debutant Azan as it did to Bangladesh spinner Mehidy, with momentum swinging repeatedly in a gripping contest in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 clash.<\/p>\n

Resuming on 179-1 overnight, Pakistan looked well placed thanks to the unbroken partnership between Azan and fellow debutant Abdullah Fazal.<\/p>\n

The pair continued confidently in the morning session, frustrating Bangladesh\u2019s bowlers with disciplined shot selection and calm temperament on a surface beginning to offer more assistance to spin.<\/p>\n

Azan brought up a remarkable century on Test debut, becoming one of the few Pakistan batters to achieve the feat in Bangladesh. The left-handed opener displayed maturity well beyond his age during a composed innings of 103 from 165 deliveries, striking 14 boundaries.<\/p>\n

His century partnership with Abdullah Fazal helped Pakistan move into a strong position before fast bowler Taskin Ahmed eventually broke through shortly after the milestone.<\/p>\n

Azan\u2019s dismissal triggered a dramatic middle-order collapse as Bangladesh clawed their way back into the match. Pakistan lost three wickets at regular intervals, including the key wicket of Abdullah Fazal, who battled hard for a valuable 60 before falling to Mehidy Hasan Miraz.<\/p>\n

At 230-5, Pakistan were suddenly under pressure again, but vice-captain Salman Ali Agha and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan steadied the innings with a crucial counter-attacking stand.<\/p>\n

The pair added 119 runs for the sixth wicket in what proved to be Pakistan\u2019s most important partnership of the innings after the opening stand.<\/p>\n

Rizwan mixed caution with aggression during his fluent 59 off 79 balls, hitting eight fours before left-arm spinner Taijul Islam dismissed him late in the second session to hand Bangladesh another breakthrough before tea.<\/p>\n

Agha continued to resist with a determined 58 from 94 deliveries, including six boundaries and a six, but Pakistan\u2019s hopes of taking a first-innings lead faded quickly once he was dismissed by express pacer Nahid Rana early in the final session.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s lower order managed only limited resistance as Bangladesh wrapped up the innings for 386, securing a slender but potentially crucial 27-run lead.<\/p>\n

Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the standout performer for Bangladesh with figures of 5-102 from 38 overs, while Taskin Ahmed and Taijul Islam claimed two wickets each. Nahid Rana also chipped in with one wicket.<\/p>\n

With all 10 second-innings wickets intact and a narrow lead already established, Bangladesh will look to tighten their grip on the first Test against Pakistan heading into day four in Dhaka.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Debutant Azan Awais marked his arrival in international cricket with a memorable century, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced a superb five-wicket haul to keep narrowly ahead of on an absorbing third day of the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh closed the day on 7-0 in their second innings, stretching […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/pg12-lead1778417558-0\/pg12-lead1778417558-0-640x480.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t