Abdur Rehman grabbed four wickets as Pakistan thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 184 runs on the penultimate day of the opening Test in Chittagong Monday. The left-arm spinner finished with 4-88 as Bangladesh, trailing by 459 runs, was bowled out for 275 in its second innings after lunch to suffer its 62nd defeat in 72 Tests. Rehman, off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and paceman Aizaz Cheema shared five wickets that fell on a fourth-day track offering help to spinners after Bangladesh had resumed at 134-4. Fast bowler Rubel Hossain did not bat due a shoulder injury, suffered while fielding Sunday. Debutant Mohammed Nazimuddin (78), Shakib Al Hasan (51) and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (49) were the main run-getters for Bangladesh. Cheema ended the innings when he had Shahadat Hossain (21) caught by Umar Gul in the covers in his first over with the second new ball. Pakistan on Sunday declared its innings at a mammoth 594-5 in reply to Bangladesh's 135, with Younis Khan (200 not out), Mohammad Hafeez (143) and Asad Shafiq (104) being the main scorers. The second and final Test starts in Dhaka Saturday. Razzaq, Afridi gear up with Australia stint Pakistan all-rounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq expressed hope Monday that their Twenty20 stint in Australia would stand them in good stead to beat England next month. Thirty-one-year-old Razzaq missed Pakistan's one-day series against Bangladesh due to a shoulder injury sustained against Sri Lanka last month, but said he is fit again and hopes to play a part against England. “My injury was not serious and I am now fully fit,” Razzaq said before his departure. Pakistan play England in three Tests, four one-day and three Twenty20 internationals in the United Arab Emirates in January. Both Razzaq and Afridi will play for Melbourne Star in the Big Bash Twenty20 league in Australia starting from Dec. 16. “It will be a fantastic series against England,” said Afridi. “I don't play Tests anymore but having watched England's progress towards world No. 1 I am sure it will be a real test for Pakistan team.” “As for one-day cricket, we have a better team than England,” said Afridi.
