Watch: Saud Shakeel, Saim Ayub combine to drop a dolly and give peak Pakistan fielding moment

Pakistan National Cricket Team batter Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub came up with a bizarre effort on the field during the ongoing second Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team. The second game of the two-match Test series between the teams is taking place at the Rawalpindi International Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Pakistan didn't have a great outing with the bat as they got all out for just 274 runs. However, the salt on the wound was applied when they had a poor start with the ball as well as they dropped the catch on the first ball of the Bangladesh innings. The culprit behind that was none other than vice-captain Saud Shakeel.

On the first ball, Mir Hamza bowled a top-class delivery to Shadman Islam. It was on the length angling to off and shaped away late. The Bangladesh National Cricket Team batter got squared up as the ball caught the outside edge and flew towards the gully, where Saud Shakeel was stationed.

Saud Shakeel reacted quickly and it seemed that he would take an easy catch. He attempted to gobble it but couldn't take it and Saim Ayub standing next to him also failed to grab the catch. The Pakistan National Cricket Team gave a reprieve to Shadman Islam. Had the catch been taken, it would've been a dream start for the hosts.

Saud Shakeel, and Saim Ayub drop an easy catch

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Saud Shakeel isn't having a great match as he couldn't contribute much with the bat. The vice-captain of the Pakistan National Cricket Team scored just 16 runs as he was removed by Taskin Ahmed, who shattered his stumps and sent him packing early.

Saud Shakeel, however, played a sensational innings in the first game. After the Pakistan National Cricket Team lost 4 quick wickets, the vice-captain of the team bailed the team out of trouble and made sure that he took his team to a total of over 400. He slammed 141 runs, but his effort went in vain as the team lost the game.

Coming to the second Test between the Pakistan National Cricket Team and the Bangladesh National Cricket Team, the visitors are in the driving seat. The hosts were asked to bat first and they had the worst possible start to the innings as they lost Abdullah Shafique for a duck

Saim Ayub (54) and Shan Masood (57) slammed half-centuries and were the top run scorers for the team. Babar Azam (31) tried to get going but couldn't as he got out after the start. The middle order failed to get going, but in the end, Agha Salman (54) also slammed a half-century.

Pakistan National Cricket Team got all out for 274 runs inside 86 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the pick of the bowlers as he picked a fifer. Along with him, Taskin Ahmed bagged three wickets while Nahid Rana and Shakib Al Hasan were also in wickets.

The Bangladesh National Cricket Team had a decent start to their innings. Opener Shadman Islam and Zakir Hassan batted well and managed 10 runs in the tricky phase.