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Summary Pakistan leads Bangladesh by 160 runs after resuming on the overnight score of 132-0.
Mohammad Hafeez smashed an aggressive 143 as Pakistan went to tea on 295-3 and building a commanding lead Saturday on the second day of the first cricket test against Bangladesh.Pakistan leads Bangladesh by 160 runs after resuming on the overnight score of 132-0.Hafeez started the second day on 74 and hit 14 boundaries in his 237-ball knock before he was trapped lbw by Elias Sunny in the second session. Hafeezs onslaught against Bangladesh ended when he got forward to defend Sunny, but the ball hammered the inside edge and clipped his back leg, prompting umpire Billy Doctrove to raise his finger.Azhar Ali (26) was the other batsman to be dismissed after lunch when he edged a Shahadat Hossain delivery to Mushfiqur Rahim.Taufeeq Umar (61) was out in the first session when he was trapped lbw by Mahmudullah.Younis Khan was unbeaten on 25 with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on 16 at the break.On Friday, Bangladesh was dismissed for 135 before tea in its first innings in the face of aggressive bowling by Pakistan.Pakistan is in the midst of an unbeaten streak stretching back to the one-day series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates last month. It swept the one-day series against Bangladesh 3-0 and came out on top in the one-off Twenty20 match.Bangladesh has won just three of its 71 test matches since gaining test status in 2000.
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