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      <title>Taijul, Ali shine in even Bangladesh, Pakistan contest
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bangladesh's Taijul Islam claimed his ninth five-wicket haul while Pakistan's Abid Ali hit a century as the first Test remained delicately poised in Chittagong on Sunday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The hosts bowled out Pakistan for 286 at the stroke of tea on the third day to take a 44-run lead into the second innings thanks to the mesmerising bowling of Taijul, who finished with 7-116.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But Pakistan struck back in spectacular fashion with Shaheen Afridi dismissing Shadman Islam (one), Najmul Hossain (zero) and Saif Hasan (18) to finish the day 3-6 and reduce Bangladesh to 39-4 at stumps.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hasan Ali also scalped the wicket captain Mominul Haque for a duck to rob the hosts of their advantage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 12 alongside debutant Yasir Ali, 8 not out.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ali earlier made 133 off 282 balls, holding one end for Pakistan for a long stretch after Taijul's early strike of two wickets in two balls in the day's first over.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Faheem Ashraf added 38 late in the innings to keep Pakistan in contention before he was last man dismissed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pakistan, who resumed on 145-0 and looked poised for a big total, suffered an early setbackwhen Taijul trapped debutant Abdullah Shafique leg-before on his fifth ball.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shafique left without adding to his overnight 52, and Taijul took Azhar Ali for a duck in the very next ball when the delivery hit him on the foot.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Azhar was initially given not out but the decision was reversed on review.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Babar Azam saw off the hat-trick ball in Taijul's next over but did not survive long.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mehidy uprooted his off-stump with a straight delivery after the Pakistan skipper made only 10 runs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Taijul grabbed his third wicket when he beat Fawad Alam with spin to remove the batsman for eight.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bangladesh sought a review after the umpire turned down a confident caught-behind appeal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The replay indicated the ball took a feather touch on Alam's glove, ending his brief stay at the crease.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ali, who struck 12 fours and two sixes, was also lucky to survive after he was dropped at slip by Najmul Hossain off Taijul at 113.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He was dropped again by Yasir Ali at forward short leg on 133 but it did not cost Bangladesh much, with Taijul taking him leg before two balls later.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pakistan had by then lost Mohammad Rizwan to Ebadot Hossain, who bowled 2-47.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bangladesh's Taijul Islam claimed his ninth five-wicket haul while Pakistan's Abid Ali hit a century as the first Test remained delicately poised in Chittagong on Sunday.</strong></p>

<p>The hosts bowled out Pakistan for 286 at the stroke of tea on the third day to take a 44-run lead into the second innings thanks to the mesmerising bowling of Taijul, who finished with 7-116.</p>

<p>But Pakistan struck back in spectacular fashion with Shaheen Afridi dismissing Shadman Islam (one), Najmul Hossain (zero) and Saif Hasan (18) to finish the day 3-6 and reduce Bangladesh to 39-4 at stumps.</p>

<p>Hasan Ali also scalped the wicket captain Mominul Haque for a duck to rob the hosts of their advantage.</p>

<p>Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 12 alongside debutant Yasir Ali, 8 not out.</p>

<p>Ali earlier made 133 off 282 balls, holding one end for Pakistan for a long stretch after Taijul's early strike of two wickets in two balls in the day's first over.</p>

<p>Faheem Ashraf added 38 late in the innings to keep Pakistan in contention before he was last man dismissed.</p>

<p>Pakistan, who resumed on 145-0 and looked poised for a big total, suffered an early setbackwhen Taijul trapped debutant Abdullah Shafique leg-before on his fifth ball.</p>

<p>Shafique left without adding to his overnight 52, and Taijul took Azhar Ali for a duck in the very next ball when the delivery hit him on the foot.</p>

<p>Azhar was initially given not out but the decision was reversed on review.</p>

<p>Babar Azam saw off the hat-trick ball in Taijul's next over but did not survive long.</p>

<p>Mehidy uprooted his off-stump with a straight delivery after the Pakistan skipper made only 10 runs.</p>

<p>Taijul grabbed his third wicket when he beat Fawad Alam with spin to remove the batsman for eight.</p>

<p>Bangladesh sought a review after the umpire turned down a confident caught-behind appeal.</p>

<p>The replay indicated the ball took a feather touch on Alam's glove, ending his brief stay at the crease.</p>

<p>Ali, who struck 12 fours and two sixes, was also lucky to survive after he was dropped at slip by Najmul Hossain off Taijul at 113.</p>

<p>He was dropped again by Yasir Ali at forward short leg on 133 but it did not cost Bangladesh much, with Taijul taking him leg before two balls later.</p>

<p>Pakistan had by then lost Mohammad Rizwan to Ebadot Hossain, who bowled 2-47.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:02:29 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Shaheen Afridi dismissed three batters to finish the day 3-6 and reduce Bangladesh to 39-4 at stumps. Photo: @twitter.com/The Real PCB
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