Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar cracked unbeaten half-tons to put Pakistan in command after Bangladesh crashed to 135 on the opening day of their first Test yesterday.
Pakistan made a strong reply to reach 132 for no loss in their first innings at stumps, with Hafeez hitting nine fours in his 74 not out and Umar seven boundaries in his unbeaten 53.
Umar gave a chance in the last over of the day bowled by left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, but Shahadat Hossain failed to hold on to the ball at mid-on.
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Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman earlier finished with 3-9 and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal with 3-40 as Bangladesh were dismissed in just 51.2 overs after being put in to bat in Chittagong.
Pacemen Aizaz Cheema and Umar Gul also gave a good account of themsleves as they wrecked the hosts’ top order before finishing with two wickets each.
Bangladesh also had their shot-selection to blame for their dismal batting display against Pakistan’s pace-spin combination as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Lower-order batsman Nasir Hossain top-scored with 41 with the help of one six and seven fours, before being the last man out.
Debutant opener Mohammed Nazimuddin also offered some resistance as he batted more than a session for his 79-ball 31 with the help of five fours, before he was caught by Hafeez in the slips off Gul.
Mohammad Mahmudullah (18) was the other batsman to reach double-figures.
Pakistan, playing their first Test in Bangladesh in almost a decade, put the hosts in deep trouble in the morning when they took five wickets for 47 runs in the opening 23 overs.
Cheema rocked Bangladesh with two quick wickets, while Gul, Ajmal and Rehman each took one wicket after the tourists had won the toss and elected to field.
Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq opened the attack with off-spinner Hafeez, but had to rely on his fast bowlers to jolt the hosts on an easy-paced track.
Hafeez gave away nine runs, including a six over long-off by opener Tamim Iqbal, in his opening three overs before being replaced by Cheema, who struck with his fourth delivery.
Cheema had Tamim (9) caught behind and then had Shahriar Nafees caught by Younis Khan at second-slip for no score in his next over.
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