Bangladesh, sensing the finish line, were animated on the field.
What followed, though, tested their patience.
Rizwan and Salman Agha came together in a moment of crisis and fashioned the most stubborn resistance Pakistan have mustered across either Test.
For over three hours and 134 runs, they blunted a Bangladesh attack that threw everything at them - aggressive fields, rapid pace changes, probing spin from both ends.
Agha and Rizwan ran hard between the wickets and used their feet decisively, refusing to surrender the initiative.
Bangladesh, sensing the finish line, were animated on the field. What followed, though, tested their patience. Rizwan and Salman Agha came together in a moment of crisis and fashioned the most stubborn resistance Pakistan have mustered across either Test. For over three hours and 134 runs, they blunted a Bangladesh attack that threw everything at them - aggressive fields, rapid pace changes, probing spin from both ends. Agha and Rizwan ran hard between the wickets and used their feet decisively, refusing to surrender the initiative.
