Mohammad Abbas claimed five wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 413 before two debutant batsmen combined to put Pakistan in a strong position in the first Test on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Opener Azan Awais hit an unbeaten 85 and Abdullah Fazal, also playing in his first Test, was 37 not out as Pakistan reached 179-1 at stumps on the second day in Dhaka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The visitors trail Bangladesh by 234 runs but veteran Pakistan seamer Abbas was the standout performer, claiming three wickets in the morning session after the home side resumed at 301-4.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abbas took two more wickets after lunch and finished with figures of 5-92 from 34 overs, the sixth five-wicket haul of his career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto laid a strong platform on the first day with 101. Mushfiqur Rahim, who was 48 not out overnight, then went on to make a gritty 71 off 179 balls,<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mushfiqur celebrated his 39th birthday by equalling Tamim Iqbal's record of 42 innings of 50 or more for Bangladesh in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh began day two well before 36-year-old Abbas dismantled their innings with disciplined bowling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Litton Das fell for 33 while attempting a pull shot, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz was out for 10 one ball after hitting a six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Taijul Islam edged a bouncer from Abbas for 17 before Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled Mushfiqur in the first over after lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Taskin Ahmed made a late cameo of 28 before falling to Afridi, who finished with 3-113.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin lamented that Bangladesh was unable to post a bigger score and pinpointed slips catching as an area of concern after two chances were dropped.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think if we could have scored another 50-60 runs it would have been much better for us," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Our slip catching needs a lot of improvement. It is a specialised area and we will talk about how to improve further."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan began their innings strongly, with Imam-ul-Haq and Azan adding 106 for the opening wicket before Mehidy trapped Imam lbw for 45.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Imam praised Abbas and the two new batsmen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Abbas bowled very well, everybody knows how good he is," Imam said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The way Azan batted, taking and absorbing all the pressure, the kid really held his composure. I am very happy to see both of them playing so well," he said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mohammad-Abbas.jpeg", "alt_img": "Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2026 First test", "alt_title": "Mohammad Abbas", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Mohammad Abbas takes five as Pakistan debutants shine against Bangladesh in Dhaka Test On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Mohammad Abbas claimed 5-92 to bowl Bangladesh out for 413 before debutants Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal guided Pakistan to 179-1 on day two of the first Test in Dhaka.", "seo_keywords": "Mohammad Abbas, Pakistan Tour Bangladesh 2026, Pakistan Vs Bangladesh", "tag": null, "tagging": "Mohammad Abbas,Pakistan Tour Bangladesh 2026,Pakistan Vs Bangladesh,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "mohammad-abbas-takes-five-as-pakistan-debutants-shine-against-bangladesh-in-dhaka-test", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "860", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2026-05-10 08:07:20", "updated": "2026-05-10 08:07:20", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Mohammad Abbas, Pakistan Tour Bangladesh 2026, Pakistan Vs Bangladesh", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "19", "jio_date": "2026-05-10 08:07:20", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": "Match Report", "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mohammad-abbas-takes-five-as-pakistan-debutants-shine-against-bangladesh-in-dhaka-test-195457" }