Dhaka – Bangladesh suffered batting collapse in the 2nd and 3rd sessions of the 1st innings losing their wickets in a gradual interval on the way to innings collection of 220 on day-1 against England in the 2nd and last Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.Opener Tamim Iqbal century of 104 and Mominul Haque patient 66 runs were the notable figure for the host in the first innings,UNB News Agency Reported.Tamim and Mominul gave a long breathe in the innings with their 2nd wicket stand of 170 off 38.5 overs that recovered Bangladesh’s early damage as well as spurred the 1st session collection of 118/1 in 28 overs.Tamim completed his 8th Test century mission hammering two successive boundary off Mooen Ali’s bowling to reach at 101 from 93. He faced 139 balls to fire 12 boundaries on the way to the century when the team total at 167/1 in 39.4 overs.Soon after his century, Tamim was unfortunately trapped lbw off Moeen
Ali’s bowling and left the ground at team collection of 171/2 in 41.1 overs.Tamim faced 147-balls to feature 12 boundaries. Facing 111-ball Mominul fired 10 boundaries and was bowled out by Moeen Ali at 190/3 in 45.3 overs.Opening the first 1st inning with bat after winning the toss,Bangladesh lost their opening batsman Imrul Kayes within 15 minutes when the team collection was only 1 off 14 balls.Bangladesh lost their remaining seven wickets — Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Shuvagata Hom, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, Kamrul Islam Rabbi — within a span of 24 runs in 13.1 overs (from 196/4 in 50.4 to 220/10 in 63.5 overs).Moeen Ali bagged five wickets for 57 runs in 19.5 overs. Chris Woakes captured three wickets for 30, making the first breakthrough for England with his maiden wicket in the tour dismissing Kayes, was caught by Ben Duckett. Ben Stokes took two wickets for 13 runs.
Brief score
Bangladesh 1st innings: 220/10 in 63.5 overs; Tamim Iqbal 104,Mominul Haque 66, Mahmudullah 13, Shakib Al Hasan 10, Moeen Ali 5/57,Chris Woakes 3/30, Ben Stokes 2/13.
