Pakistan build 446-run lead over Bangladesh
Wahab and Yasir picked up three wickets each. Pakistan made 557-8 declared in their first innings.
DHAKA (AFP) - Pakistan were 92 for three in their second innings at tea on the third day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday, taking their overall lead to 446 runs.
Younis Khan was unbeaten on 30 and skipper Misbah-ul Haq was on 22 with the tourists looking to set Bangladesh a giant target on the wearing pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Misbah, attempting a series-clinching win after the first Test in Khulna was drawn last week, did not enforce the follow-on despite securing a lead of 354 runs.
Bangladesh, who resumed at the overnight score of 107-5, were bowled out for 203 in their first innings shortly before lunch.
When Pakistan batted a second time, Mohammad Hafeez was dismissed before lunch off the fourth ball of the innings, caught behind off hard-working seamer Mohammad Shahid.
Shahid struck again soon after resumption when he removed Sami Aslam, before Azhar Ali, a double-centurion in the first innings, became Soumya Sarkar s first Test victim after making 25.
The hosts conceded the huge lead despite a brilliant counter-attack by Shakib Al Hasan, who made an unbeaten 89 off 91 balls with 14 boundaries and two sixes.
Shakib, who was on 27 when the eighth wicket fell at the total of 140, smashed 62 of the 63 runs he added for the ninth wicket with Mohammad Shahid, who held his end for nine overs.
The left-hander raced to his half-century with two consecutive boundaries off leg-spinner Yasir Shah and celebrated the landmark with a six later in the same over.
Bangladesh had added six runs to their overnight total when Sarkar was snapped up at short cover off Wahab Riaz, who then dismissed Shuvagata Hom for zero in his next over.
The innings terminated when Shahid was dismissed by Yasir because the injured Shahadat Hossain was unable to bat.
Wahab and Yasir picked up three wickets each. Pakistan made 557-8 declared in their first innings.
