Bangladesh vs. Pakistan, 2nd Test, Day 3: Highlights, Scorecard, Report

Pakistan took an iron grip on the second Test with Bangladesh after overwhelming their opponents for a third successive day.

Having piled up 557 for eight in their first innings, Pakistan had free rein to set attacking fields, and they swept aside Bangladesh.

A quick-fire second innings with the bat from Pakistan set Bangladesh an unlikely 550 for victory, and they were reduced to 63 for one at stumps.

Resuming their first innings in 107 for five, Bangladesh's lower order found life tough, and Soumya Sarkar, Shuvagata Hom and Taijul Islam fell early in the session.

With Shahadat Hossain unable to bat, Mohammad Shahid joined Shakib Al Hasan at the wicket, and the latter went on the counter-attack.

The pair put on a 63-run partnership, of which Shahid contributed just a single. But with Shakib, who had two lives after being dropped and bowled off a no-ball, in sight of a century, Shahid became Yasir Shah's third wicket of the match as Bangladesh were rolled out for 203.

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Excellent bowling by Pakistan - Junaid with 2w, Wahab with 3w and Yasir Shah with 3w & Hafeez with 1w 👌✌👍 #PAKvBAN

— Shoaib Akhtar (@ShoaibAkhtar42) May 8, 2015"

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tamim Iqbal	lbw b Junaid Khan	4		4
Imrul Kayes	b Yasir Shah	32		46
Mominul Haque	c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Junaid Khan	13		34
Mahmudullah	c Azhar Ali b Wahab Riaz	28		32
Shakib Al Hasan	not out	89		91
Mushfiqur Rahim*†	b Yasir Shah	12		24
Soumya Sarkar	c Azhar Ali b Wahab Riaz	3		13
Shuvagata Hom	c Asad Shafiq b Wahab Riaz	0		1
Taijul Islam	b Mohammad Hafeez	15		22
Mohammad Shahid	c Azhar Ali b Yasir Shah	1		20
Shahadat Hossain	absent hurt
Extras	(lb 2, w 2, nb 2)	6
Total	(all out; 47.3 overs)	203
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Junaid Khan	6	2	26	2
Imran Khan	7	0	31	0
Wahab Riaz	15	2	73	3
Yasir Shah	15.3	4	58	3
Mohammad Hafeez	4	1	13	1

Pakistan elected not to enforce the follow-on, with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq keen to build on their 354-run lead.

Bangladesh enjoyed some early success, with Mohammad Shahid removing Mohammad Hafeez and Sami Aslam—the latter to a sharp catch from Mahmudullah.

Azhar Ali looked good in reaching 25 before becoming the maiden Test wicket for Soumya Sarkar.

The departure of Azhar brought Younis Khan out to join Misbah at the crease, and they added 58 for the fourth wicket.

Younis looked to be in a confident mood, and it proved to be his undoing when he misjudged a flighted ball from Taijul Islam and offered the bowler a return catch. But before that, he went past the great Sir Vivian Richards' run tally of 8,540.

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Younis Khan has gone past Viv Richards Test run-tally Records page: http://t.co/6Q8iZ7krA4

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 8, 2015"

Following the departure of Younis, Misbah went on the attack and blasted his way to 82—which signalled a declaration was in his mind.

And that was how it played out, as Misbah called his side in immediately after being dismissed by Mahmudullah—setting Bangladesh a victory target of 550.

Batsman	How Out	Runs		Balls
Mohammad Hafeez	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mohammad Shahid	0		4
Sami Aslam	c Mahmudullah b Mohammad Shahid	8		39
Azhar Ali	c Shuvagata Hom b Soumya Sarkar	25		38
Younis Khan	c & b Taijul Islam	39		55
Misbah-ul-Haq*	c sub (Abul Hasan) b Mahmudullah	82		72
Asad Shafiq	b Shuvagata Hom	15		25
Sarfraz Ahmed†	not out	18		14
Extras	(lb 2, w 6)	8
Total	(6 wickets dec; 41.1 overs)	195
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Mohammad Shahid	10	4	23	2
Taijul Islam	10	0	56	1
Soumya Sarkar	9	0	45	1
Shakib Al Hasan	8	0	43	0
Shuvagata Hom	2	0	18	1
Mahmudullah	2.1	0	8	1

Pakistan's declaration left Bangladesh with a testy 14-over spell to bat, and they lost Imrul Kayes to a wicked, spinning delivery from Yasir Shah.

"

Yasir Shah at his best... Shane Warne reborn. pic.twitter.com/zvsWcdlfgd

— MANI (@M4NIII) May 8, 2015"

Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque saw Bangladesh through to 63 for one at stumps on the third day.

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tamim Iqbal	Not Out	32		42
Imrul Kayes	b Yasir Shah	16		29
Mominul Haque	Not Out	15		13
Extras		0
Total	(1 wicket; 14 overs)	63
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Junaid Khan	5	0	19	0
Imran Khan	4	1	22	0
Yasir Shah	3	0	7	1
Wahab Riaz	2	0	15	0

Bangladesh will have to chase down a world-record score if they are to secure a win, but in all probability, they will be batting to save the game on the fourth and fifth day.