Ebadot delighted to have pacer-friendly pitch in Mirpur
Ebadot Hossain, Cricfrenzy
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Ebadot Hossain praised the pacer friendly wicket in Mirpur as Bangladesh dominated against Afghanistan in day two on of the one-off Test.
Bangladesh resumed their first innings at 362-5 but were all out for 382 early in the morning as the hosts lost their last five wickets for just nine runs.
Then Ebadot returned figures of 4-47 with Bangladesh needing just three overs after tea to wrap up the Afghan innings, with the tourists bowled out for just 146.
"This is the first time I have seen such a wicket in Bangladesh. We are fortunate to play with three fast bowlers on this kind of pitch," said Ebadot after day two.
“The match is not over yet, we have bowled only one innings. Let's see if we can do better in the second innings. The thing is that all three of us were confident that we would do well, make a good start,” he added.
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The Tigers are in the driving seat after they took mammoth 370 runs lead, where Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain both hit unbeaten half-centuries to guide Bangladesh to 134-1 in their second innings.
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott all but conceded the match but said his side still had the chance to keep their pride intact.
"Obviously, the way the pitch is playing as well, it's gonna be tough," he said.
"You've just got to fight to put up as strong a performance as possible with a bit of pride and show a bit of character."
