Bangladesh’s date with destiny

Bangladesh moved to within four wickets of a historic maiden Test win on Friday with Pakistan still 113 runs short after being set a victory...

Bangladesh moved to within four wickets of a historic maiden Test win on Friday with Pakistan still 113 runs short after being set a victory target of 261 on the third day of the third Test.

	SCOREBOARD
Bangladesh (1st Innings): 281 Pakistan (1st Innings): 175 Bangladesh (2nd Innings): H Sarkar c Latif b Gul 3; J Omar c Haq b Shabbir 16; H Bashar c Latif b Gul 3; M Ashraful c Salman b Shabbir 3; R Saleh c Latif b Gul 42; A Kapali c Latif b Yasir 22; K Mahmud lbw Shabbir 2; K Mashud lbw Shabbir 28; Mohd Rafique lbw Gul 4; T Baisya not out 14; M Islam c Younis b Saqlain 5; Extras (b-5, lb-2, w-2, nb-3): 12; Total: 154 Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-9, 3-23, 4-41, 5-77, 6-91, 6-111, 8-127, 9-137 Bowling: Umar Gul 15-2-58-4, Shabbir Ahmed 23-6-68-4, Yasir Ali 6-1-12-1, Saqlain Mushtaq 2.3-0-9-1 Pakistan (2nd Innings): S Butt c sub b Manjural 37; Mohd Hafeez c sub b Manjural 18; Y Hameed c sub b Khaled 18; Inzamam-ul-Haq batting 53; Y Khan run out 0; F Adil c Habibul b Rafique 8; Rashid Latif lbw Khaled 5; Saqlain Mushtaq batting 3; Extras (lb-4, w-2): 6; Total (for 6 wkts): 148 Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-62, 3-78, 4-81, 5-99, 6-132 Bowling: Manjural Islam 16-2-50-2, Tapash Baisya 6-0-27-0, Khaled Mahmud 16-6-33-2, Mohammad Rafique 15.3-3-34-1.

Pakistan, who bowled out Bangladesh for 154 in their second innings, struggled to 148 for six when bad light halted play 8.3 overs early. Experienced batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq is still at the crease having hit an unbeaten 53 on a pitch still offering help to the pace bowlers.

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Bangladesh, seeking their first win in 24 attempts since gaining Test status, added just 77 runs to their overnight total after losing Khaled Mahmud lbw to the first ball of the day from Shabbir Ahmed.

A severe dust storm suspended play 25 minutes before lunch, and after an extended break the tourists were soon dismissed with Ahmed and Umar Gul finishing with four wickets apiece. Pakistan made a solid start to their second innings and reached 52 for one at tea. (Reuters)