Australia score 225/2 at end of day 2

Sports Correspondent: Australia scored 225 runs with loss of two wickets in 64 overs in the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday.

Though Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman struck early and sent Matt Renshaw for 4, Australian skipper Steven Smith and Warner built a solid partnership that helped the side to be steady.

Later, Spinner Taijul Islam bowled Smith for 58.

Aussie batsmen David Warner, 88, and Peter Handscomb, 69, are at the crease who will start the day three on Wednesday.

Earlier, Bangladesh scored 305 runs with loss of 10 wickets in 113.2 overs.

Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Imrul Kayes, 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Nasir Hossain, 9 Mehidy Hasan, 10 Taijul Islam, 11 Mustafizur Rahman.

Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Matt Renshaw, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Peter Handscomb, 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Hilton Cartwright, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 Ashton Agar, 9 Steve O'Keefe, 10 Pat Cummins, 11 Nathan Lyon.

 

risingbd/Chittagong/Sept 5, 2017/Yeasin/A K Azad