Pakistan ended the day on 21 for no loss in reply, with Azan Owais unbeaten on 13 and Abdullah Fazal on 8 in Sylhet.
Litton is leading Bangladesh’s recovery.
Coming in at No. 6, Lytton responded with 126 off 159 balls, hitting 16 fours and two sixes for his sixth Test century. His innings came at a crucial time as Bangladesh slumped to 116/6 shortly after lunch.
Pakistan, already trailing 1-0 in the two-match series after their 104-run defeat in Mirpur, elected to bowl first after winning the toss – a decision that reaped immediate benefits.
Pakistan soon attacked.
Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy was out for a wicket after dismissing Mohammad Abbas at second slip on the second ball of the match.
Debutant Tanzid Hasan scored 26 off 34 balls, hitting three fours before attempting a spirited pull shot against Abbas, who completed the catch off his own bowling.
Momin-ul-Haq then scored 22 runs and was bowled by Khurram Shahzad.
Bangladesh captain Najamul Hussain Shanto and veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim tried to stabilize the innings with a partnership of 43 runs.
Drop by after lunch.
However, Bangladesh lost momentum soon after lunch, losing three wickets for just 15 runs.
Shantu dismissed Abbas for 29, Mushfiq was lbw for 23, and Mehdi Hasan Miraz fell for four after being caught at deep fine leg, plunging the hosts to 116/6.
Supports lower-order littons.
Lytton received valuable support from the lower order. He put on a patient 60-run partnership with Tejul Islam, who scored 16 off 114 balls. Lytton reached his fifty in 93 balls before the pace.
The right-handed batsman needed just 42 more balls to complete his century, which he delivered with a stylish cover drive before hitting a six off Shahzad.
Litton then added 38 runs with Tasin Ahmed and then put on a crucial 64-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Sharaful Islam in just 73 balls.
Lytton said the most important thing in this innings was that Tejol, Taksin and Shurifel batted well and faced a lot of balls.
Pakistan missed out on rue review.
Pakistan also missed two crucial opportunities to review Bangladesh’s innings. Later replays showed blurred edges from Mushfiqur and Lytton, but captain Shaun Masood chose not to challenge the umpire’s decisions.
“We were getting wickets early. Unfortunately, we missed a couple of reviews,” Shehzad said.
“If we had gotten them out of there, the situation would have been completely different.”
