Tigers suffer big defeat against Pakistan

Bangladesh crumbled facing a near impossible run chase in the second Test to leave Pakistan with their only win in the month-long tour, as they beat the hosts comprehensively by 328 runs on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.

Chasing a colossal target of 550 to win in the fourth day, Bangladesh put up an appalling show with the bat and folded for a paltry 221 in their second innings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Mominul Haque brought some momentary cheer for the Bangladesh camp when he became the fourth batsman after Sir Viv Richards, Virender Sehwag and Gautum Gambhir to register fifty-plus scores in 11 successive Tests.

Starting the penultimate day of the last Test on an overnight score of 63 for one, Tamim Iqbal (42) threw away his wicket chasing a wide delivery off paceman Imran Khan.

After Imran Khan accounted for Mahmudullah's (2) wicket, Shakib (13), too, fell cheaply. He jumped out of the crease but holed out straight to Wahab Riaz at long-off in Hafeez's first over.

Mominul (68) took a single behind point off Shah and joined the ranks of those scoring 11 successive 50-plus scores in Tests but the joy did not last long as captain Mushfiqur Rahim played on Shah for a duck.

Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury (39) put up some resistance sharing 34-run and 44-run stands with Taijul Islam (10) and Mohammad Shahid (14 not out) and took Bangladesh past the 200-run mark.

After Shuvagata went down to Junaid Khan, Bangladesh innings ended as last man Shahadat Hossain was still nursing his injury.