A magnificent, May 16 -- attacking century from wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das rescued Bangladesh from a catastrophic middle-order collapse on the opening day of the second Test in Sylhet.

While Litton stood tall with an unbeaten 109 off 136 balls, the day so far belonged to Pakistan's disciplined pace attack, which relentlessly exploited the conditions.

Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad ran through Bangladesh's batting spine, routinely triggering collapses just as partnerships threatened to develop.

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