Pakistan gets 132 runs lead against Bangladesh

Bangladeshs Shakib Al Hasan took six wickets to help dismiss Pakistan for 470 and restrict the visitors first-innings lead to 132 runs in the second test on day four Tuesday.Shakibs 6-52 helped keep Bangladesh in the contest after Pakistan had resumed the day on an imposing 292-3.However much of that good work with the ball was undone when Bangladesh lost two wickets in the final two balls before tea, to be 24-2 in its second innings.Tamim Iqbal was given out caught at slip off the bowling of Umar Gul when the ball appeared to come off his helmet, then Shahriar Nafees fell lbw to the next delivery.Nazimuddin, on one, was the not out batsman at the interval, with Bangladeshs hopes of avoiding defeat suddenly imperilled with four sessions to play.Earlier, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq scored 70, Adnan Akmal compiled 53 and several other batsmen got starts but no more as Pakistans tail was quickly dispatched in the second session thanks mostly to Shakibs aggressive bowling.Bangladesh is aiming for a draw to prevent a clean-sweep by Pakistan, which won the first test, all three one-dayers and the Twenty20 game on this tour.Misbah-ul-Haq hit a half-century as Pakistan reached 470 in their first innings in reply to Bangladeshs 338 at lunch on the penultimate day of the second and final Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.The Pakistani skipper (70) hit 11 fours in his 14th Test half-century and added 66 runs for the fifth wicket with Asad Shafiq, who was unbeaten on 42 at the break with Adnan Akmal (seven not out).The tourists added 94 runs to their overnight total of 292-3 for the loss of two wickets in the morning session. They now lead by 48 runs with five wickets in hand.Misbah played some attractive shots in his 123-ball knock, driving paceman Nazmul Hossain through the covers and then straight for two successive fours early in the morning.He, however, was lucky to survive soon after completing his half-century as Robiul Islam dropped an easy catch at mid-on off left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan.Misbah continued to play strokes, twice reverse-sweeping left-arm spinner Elias Sunny for fours before he was caught by Mohammad Mahmudullah in the slips while attempting to sweep Shakib.Shafiq, who scored a century in the opening Test in Chittagong, began impressively, cutting and flicking fast bowler Shahadat Hossain for two boundaries in an over.Sunny got a wicket with his second delivery of the day when he had Younis Khan (49) caught by wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim after the batsman had added just one run to his overnight score of 48.Younis, who smashed an unbeaten double-century in the last Test, hit four boundaries in his 122-ball knock.Sunny had a chance to take another wicket but Mahmudullah dropped Shafiq on 36 a few overs before the lunch break.Pakistan lead 1-0 in the series after winning the first Test by an innings and 184 runs.