Hafeez double floors Bangla

Khulna (Bangladesh), April 30: Mohammad Hafeez hit a career-best 224 as Pakistan took charge of the first Test against Bangladesh with an impressive batting mara-thon during the third day’s play in Khulna on Thursday.

The tourists batted the entire day to move from their overnight score of 227/1 to 537/5 by stumps, a lead of 205 runs over Bangladesh’s first innings total of 332.

Hafeez, who started the day on 137, sur- passed his previous best of 197, made in Pakistan’s previous Test against New Zealand in Sharjah last November.

The 34-year-old allrounder hit 23 boundaries and three sixes before being dismissed just before tea, gloving a sweep off Shuvagata Hom to Mohammad Mahmudullah at leg-slip.

— AFP