1st Four-day match - Pakistan Shaheens vs Bangladesh A

In Islamabad, Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque were dismissed for just 122 runs by Pakistan Shaheens the previous day. Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored 65 runs, while the remaining 10 batsmen could only manage 49 runs collectively. No other batsman could put up a fight like Joy did. Today, the bowlers also surrendered helplessly. In contrast, 34-year-old Umar Amin played an innings of 177 runs. Pakistan Shaheens ended the day with 367 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.

The Bangladesh 'A' team had a poor start in the first four-day match in Pakistan. The previous day saw a batting collapse, and today the bowlers failed to take wickets. At the end of the second day's play, Pakistan Shaheens' lead has extended to 245 runs with 6 wickets remaining. Umar Amin's innings of 177 runs has built a massive total for the Shaheens, while captain Saud Shakeel contributed 76 runs.

On the previous day at the Islamabad Club Ground, Pakistan Shaheens had ended their first innings with 2 runs for no loss in 2 overs. Saim Ayub was unbeaten on 2 runs. Ayub, along with fellow opener Mohammad Huraira, could not build on the innings today. However, Huraira contributed 39 runs.

Pakistan Shaheens played 26 overs in the first session of the day, scoring 113 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket. After the lunch break, they added another 120 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. By tea on the second day, Pakistan Shaheens had played 57 overs, scoring 237 runs for 2 wickets.

Umar Amin single-handedly demolished Bangladesh's bowlers today. He scored 177 runs, hitting 23 fours and 3 sixes off 211 balls before returning to the pavilion. This century was Amin's 32nd in first-class cricket. Saud Shakeel also scored a fifty before being dismissed for 76 runs.

At the end of the second day's play, Pakistan Shaheens had amassed 367 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. Sad Khan was unbeaten on 31, and Kamran Ghulam on 20.

Among Bangladesh 'A' team bowlers, Hasan Murad took 2 wickets, while Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Naim Hasan each took 1 wicket.