Bangladesh go to tea on the fourth day on a precarious 22 for 3 after Pakistan declared on 300 for 4
Tea Bangladesh 22 for 3 (Shanto 13*, Sajid 2-10) trail Pakistan 300 for 4 dec (Babar 76, Azhar 56, Rizwan 53*, Fawad 50*, Taijul 2-73) by 278 runs
Sajid removed both Bangladesh openers as Pakistan dominated proceedings in the second session after declaring on 300 for 4.
While Sajid took two of the three wickets, Hasan Ali busied himself with a catch and the direct hit from point to run-out the Bangladesh captain. As such, though Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled the first over of the Bangladesh innings, spinners have been in operation since with the umpires not allowing fast bowling because of the poor light at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Fawad was the slightly more aggressive of the pair to start with, but he slowed down as he approached the landmark.
Khaled trapped Babar lbw after he had made 76. It was a delivery that nipped back on to his pads. Babar struck nine fours and a six in this polished knock that lasted 129 deliveries.
It was also Khaled’s first Test wicket, after having bowled 69.4 overs over three Tests since his debut in November 2018 without getting lucky.
Ebadot created a few more chances from the other end. Fawad edged him while trying to leave the ball but the noise went unnoticed. Rizwan was first given lbw off Ebadot, but he had edged it, which fell short of the wicketkeeper. Rizwan was also beaten by a Taijul delivery, on the sweep, but the umpire’s decision was reversed when replays showed the ball spinning away from the off stump.
The start of play was delayed by 80 minutes because of light rain.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84