CHITTAGONG :
Opener Mohammad Hafeez hit a career-best 143 to help Pakistan take a
sizeable lead on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh
here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday.He
cracked 14 fours in his fourth Test century as Pakistan reached 295-3 in
their first innings at tea in reply to Bangladesh's 135, for a 160-run
lead with with seven wickets in hand.Younis Khan was
unbeaten on 25 at the break with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq 16 not out as the
tourists added 163 runs to their overnight total of 132 for no loss.Hafeez,
whose previous best was 119 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo this year, was
unlucky to be adjudged leg-before off left-arm spinner Elias Sunny, as
TV replays suggested he had inside-edged the delivery on to his pad.Bangladesh
struggled for success on an easy-paced pitch as they took only three
wickets in the first two sessions, with off-spinner Mohammad
Mahmudullah, paceman Shahadat Hossain and Sunny taking one wicket each.The
hosts took the second new ball immediately after it was due and
Shahadat had a chance to dismiss Younis on 15, but Sunny dropped the
catch at deep square-leg.Bangladesh also let off Misbah on
five when the batsman edged paceman Rubel Hossain, but Shahriar Nafees
failed to hold on to the ball at second slip.Hafeez put
Pakistan in a strong position when he added 164 for the opening wicket
with left-handed Taufeeq Umar (61) and 56 for the second wicket with
Azhar Ali (26).Hafeez, 74 overnight, reached his century in
the morning session with an aggressive shot when he drove Mahmudullah
through the covers for a four.The hosts broke the
opening-wicket stand in the day's 16th over when Mahmudullah trapped
Umar leg-before after the batsman had added eight runs to his overnight
score of 53. Umar's 164-ball knock contained eight fours.Bangladesh got their second wicket when Shahadat had Azhar caught behind
