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‘Extraordinary’The first word that came out of the mouth of Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo at the press conference after the first day's play was the Bengali meaning.
Needless to say, this special word for Domingo is for whom. The game started at 10 am today. After only 42 minutes, Bangladesh's score is 24 for 5! The game was going on in the seventh over.
Liton Das teamed up with Mushfiqur Rahim and did not let the team fall into any danger.
Mushfiqur-Liton world record
Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim finished the day with an average of 253 runs
What's more, the fact that Liton-Mushfiqur's unbeaten run at the end of the day gave Bangladesh one of the best pairings in Test cricket shows that the depth of batting is not bad at all. Russell Domingo, the coach of Bangladesh team, was fascinated by that.
Bangladesh finished the first day with 26 runs for 5 wickets in Mirpur Test. Mushfiqur is unbeaten on 115 and Liton is on the other end with 135 runs. The duo added 253 runs for the sixth wicket.
Mushfiqur-Liton batting impressed Bangladesh coaching staff
Mushfiqur-Liton batting fascinated Bangladesh's coaching staff: Prothom Alo
This is Bangladesh's highest run-scoring pair in the sixth wicket of the Test. In another place, Mushfiqur-Liton has set a world record. After taking 5 wickets for so few runs in Tests, there has never been a bigger pair.
Mushfiqur-Liton unbeaten, Bangladesh 26 at the end of the day
Liton-Mushfiqur pair of 253 runs for the sixth wicket
Coming to the press conference, Domingo said about the Liton-Mushfiqur pair, "Great pair. One of the best pairings I've ever seen in Test cricket as a coach. There was a lot of pressure after taking 5 wickets for 24 runs. The two fought hard. '
Domingo also said that it was not a good start in the morning and that the batsmen were having trouble picking shots behind it. Mahmudul Hasan and Tamim Iqbal could not open the scoring in the opening. Nazmul Hossain (7) and Muminul Haque (9) also could not stay for long.
Mushfiqur and Liton are running for the run as the day goes on. Both picked up unbeaten centuries
Mushfiqur and Liton are running for the run as the day goes on. Both of them picked up unbeaten centuries: Prothom Alo
Apart from Mahmudul, the commentators raised questions about the selection of the shots of the other three. Domingo praised Liton-Mushfiqur's batting, but said, "We didn't have a good start in the morning. The shots were bad. There was also some good delivery. But with great skill, they both put us in a strong position. '