Bangladesh Red’s top scorer Nasir Hossain (93 not out) blasts the ball to the fence against Bangladesh Green on the third day of their four day practice match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. — All-rounder Nasir Hossain gave the selectors a timely reminder of his talent by cracking an unbeaten 93 off 144 balls, leading Bangladesh Red to a slender four-run lead on the third day of the four-day match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Resuming at 215-7, Reds added 70 to their overnight score before they were all out for 285 runs about half-an-hour before the lunch break.
Nasir, unbeaten on 40 overnight, alone scored 53 runs for the Reds in the morning to help them get past Bangladesh Green’s 281 all out before he ran short of partners.
He seemed well poised for a century with Sohrawardi Shuvo (12) and Abdur Razzak (15) providing him very good support. He also guided Rubel Hossain and Nazmul Hossain to move closer to his hundred, but was finally left stranded on 93.
‘I am happy that I could finish unbeaten. This is what the coaches have asked me to do and I did it,’ said Nasir, who played four one-day internationals in Zimbabwe but is yet to make his Test debut.
At close on the third day, Bangladesh Green scored 174-4, riding on an unbeaten 48 of Roqibul Hassan. Shahriar Nafees was among the other Green batsmen to have got some runs when he made 46.
Green suffered a jolt when opener Junaed Siddique bruised his elbow after being hit by a Rubel Hossain delivery and left the crease. Sahgir Hossain joined Shahriar to score 70 runs in the opening stand before both of them fell to off-spinner Mahmudullah.
In between Shahriar and Sahgir (26), Abdur Razzak dismissed first innings hero Naeem Islam to restore parity in the game.
Sohrawardi Shuvo struck twice to get rid of Alok Kapali and Mominul Haque while Shubhagata Hom ended Junaed’s resistance on 16 after he resumed his innings.
But Roqibul showed some character as he played a dogged 112-ball innings and kept Green’s hopes for a respectable draw alive.
Despite Roqibul’s unbeaten innings, the spotlight was on Nasir, who alone steered the Reds to safety in the morning with his audacious innings that saw nine fours and two sixes.
‘I like to play shots and that’s the way I am comfortable,’ Nasir told reporters.
‘It was pleasing that I could help the team take the lead as that was my first goal.
‘My dream is to play Test cricket for Bangladesh and hopefully this innings will help,’ he said.
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