Bangladesh batsmen Habibul Bashar and Javed Omar put on a record-breaking stand Wednesday under the searing heat on the first day of the second test against Pakistan at Arbab Niaz Stadium in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
The pair put on 167 runs for the second wicket -- an all time Bangladesh record for any wicket partnership in its short 23-test history.
The visitors finished the day at a comfortable 240 for two with Omar batting on a career-best 96. Mohammad Ashraful, one of two changes in the Bangladesh lineup, was not out on 34 after Bashar missed his century by a whisker.
Omar, who hit 16 boundaries in his unbeaten 286-ball knock, slowed down in the last session and contributed just 24 runs.
Bashar and Omar bettered their previous record -- 131 runs against South Africa earlier this year -- and denied Pakistan success for four hours as the mercury soared to 37 C during the course of the day.
On the first day of the test in Peshawar, Pakistan's captain used six bowlers, including speedster Shoaib Akhtar, in short spells. But each made mistakes and paid the penalty for bowling too short. Bashar and Omar cashed in on the loose deliveries, which gave Bangladesh an ideal opportunity to raise a healthy total.
Bashar, who scored 71 and 108 for Bangladesh in the first test last week, missed his much deserved century. He was out leg before to seamer Shabbir Ahmad in the last session after playing another supreme knock of 97 which included nine boundaries.
After electing to bat first, Bangladesh lost opener Hannan Sarkar, who flirted with Gul's delivery and edged to wicketkeeper Rashid Latif after scoring six runs within the first half hour of play.
At the end of the day's play, a confident-looking and jubilant Bashar told reporters that the hot weather did not cause any problem for him.
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