Bangladesh reached 101-3 at lunch on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on May 16, 2026, after Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim rebuilt an innings that had lurched to 63-3. Shanto was unbeaten on 26 and Mushfiqur on 18, with the pair adding an unbroken 38 runs for the fourth wicket.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood had won the toss and elected to bowl first, and Mohammad Abbas made the decision look sound almost immediately. He dismissed Mahmudul Hasan Joy for a duck with the second ball of the innings, then removed debutant Tanzid Hasan Tamim for 26 after a 44-run stand had offered Bangladesh brief relief. Tanzid edged a short delivery back to Abbas, who completed the return catch to end the partnership.
Bangladesh still looked in trouble when Mominul Haque was bowled by Khurram Shahzad for 22, leaving the home side three down before the lunch interval. Hasan Ali also left the field after suffering an awkward fall while trying to take a return catch chance off Tanzid, a moment that added a messy edge to Pakistan's sharp opening session.
The morning matters because Bangladesh arrived in Sylhet carrying the confidence of a 104-run victory in the first Test. Shanto had been central to that result with scores of 101 and 87, while Mominul had also been in strong touch with half-centuries in both innings. That form gave Bangladesh a base to lean on, but the early wickets showed Pakistan had come with a plan to test the top order again.
Shanto and Mushfiqur did the only thing that mattered after the collapse: they slowed the damage and took Pakistan out of the game before lunch. For Bangladesh, the next phase is simple enough to read and hard enough to execute — turn a rescue job into a first-innings total that can carry real weight in a series they already lead.
