Hasan Ali leaving the field on a stretcher (Image: Screengrab/X)
On the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet, Hasan Ali gave Pakistan a big scare after suffering a serious head injury while trying to take a return catch.The incident occurred in the eighth over of Bangladesh’s innings when opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim chipped the ball back to the bowler. Hasan dived sharply to his right in an attempt to make the return catch but landed awkwardly, the right side of his head hitting the ground.Concern immediately spread throughout the field as Pakistan’s fast bowlers appeared dazed and struggled to regain balance while medical staff rushed to treat them. After several minutes of assessment, Hasan was eventually carried off the field on a stretcher, forcing stand-in captain Salman Ali Agha to complete the remainder of the over.Fortunately for Pakistan, the injury scare did not prove to be serious enough to rule Hasan out of the competition. The fast bowler returned to the field at the start of the 16th over and resumed bowling in the 19th over, allaying fears within the Pakistani camp.Prior to the incident, Pakistan had enjoyed a dominant start by winning a crucial toss in overcast conditions in Sylhet. Their seam attack took advantage of the favorable conditions brilliantly Muhammad Abbas In the first over, Mehmoodul Hassan Joy was dismissed and struck. Abbas later also removed Tanzid Hasan Tamim after the Bangladesh opener threw away a promising start.Momin-ul-Haq looked composed at the crease but lost concentration for a while and was cleaned out by a superb in-swinger from Mir Hamza Shahzad.At lunch, veteran campaigners Najamul Hussain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim were cautiously trying to rebuild the innings on a lively pitch that continued to offer movement for the seamers while also benefiting from disciplined batting.
