Taufeeq Umar hit 130 as Pakistan edged towards first-innings parity on day three of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh claim only two wickets on shortened day
Opening batsman Taufeeq Umar hit 130 as Pakistan edged towards first-innings parity on day three of the second Test against Bangladesh.
The tourists lost only two wickets during a day curtailed by morning fog and later bad light, which forced a premature conclusion with Taufeeq the stand-out performer.
His seventh Test century enabled Pakistan to close on 292-3, a deficit of 46 runs.
Second-wicket pair Taufeeq and Azhar Ali added 42 runs in a shortened morning session to move Pakistan from a starting position of 87-1 to 139-1 at lunch.
Taufeeq was dropped off the first delivery after the interval, put down in the slips by Nazimuddin off Robiul Islam while on 66.
It was the second let-off for the left-hander, who had earlier advanced down the pitch to Shakib Al Hasan and found himself beaten down the leg side. However, instead of removing the bails, wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim appealed in vain for a catch.
Sloppy
Nazimuddin's drop was the first sign of a sloppy start to the second session from the hosts, with Shahadat Hossain conceding a needless boundary to Ali three balls later with some terrible fielding.
But they lifted the mood soon after when Ali went for 57, having added five runs to his lunchtime total.
Shakib's teasing delivery spun away sharply, taking an outside edge before finding the gloves of Rahim.
That brought Younus Khan to the middle, although he played largely a supporting role, contributing 14 to a partnership that had reached 68 by tea.
Taufeeq advanced to three figures and had taken his alliance with Younus to 95 when he was caught by Shahriar Nafees off seamer Nazmul Hossain's bowling, bringing an end to a 256-ball contribution featuring 16 fours.
Younus (48no) was joined by Misbah-ul-Haq (26no) in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 47 through to an early close.
