Pakistan vs Bangladesh Rawalpindi Test: Bangladesh cricket team is in great form these days. It has badly defeated Pakistan in its own home. This is Bangladesh team’s first win against Pakistan in Test history. On the fifth day of Rawalpindi Test (25th August), Pakistan had given a target of 30 runs, which Bangladesh achieved without losing any wicket and won the match.
Actually, the Bangladesh team is on a tour of Pakistan these days, where a 2-match Test series is being played between the two. The first match was played in Rawalpindi between 21 and 25 August, in which Bangladesh won. This is Bangladesh’s overall first win against Pakistan in Test history.
Let us tell you that Bangladesh made its debut in Test cricket in 2001. Since then, it has played 15 Test matches against Pakistan, in which it has registered a win for the first time. Before this, it had lost 12 matches. One match was a draw. One was cancelled.
Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head
Total Test matches: 15
Pakistan won: 12
Bangladesh won: 1
Draws: 1
There was a lead of 117 runs in the first innings
Let us tell you that after a bad start, the Pakistan team scored a big score of 448 runs for 6 wickets in the first innings with the help of centuries from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan captain Shan Masood decided to declare the innings at this score. Rizwan scored an unbeaten 171 runs, which included 11 fours and three sixes. Shakeel continued his excellent form and scored 141 runs. Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam took 2-2 wickets for Bangladesh.
After this, Bangladesh scored 565 runs in the first innings. Due to this, Bangladesh got a lead of 117 runs in the first innings. Mushfiqur Rahim played an innings of 191 runs for the team. This was the 11th century of Rahim’s test career. Rahim hit 22 fours and 1 six. Shadman Isman (97), Mahedi Hasan Miraz (77), Liton Das (56) and Mominul Haque made half-century contributions. Naseem Shah took the maximum of three wickets for Pakistan. At the same time, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali and Shaheen Afridi took 2-2 wickets each.
Pakistani team collapsed in front of spinners
In the second innings, the entire Pakistan team seemed to be falling apart under the pressure of taking a lead of 117 runs and giving a target. Off-spinner Mehdi Hasan Miraz took 4 wickets and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan took 3 wickets to bundle out the Pakistan team for just 146 runs. The rest Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmood and Nahid Rana took 1 wicket each.
Rizwan once again shone for Pakistan and played the highest innings of 51 runs. While Abdullah Shafiq scored 37, Babar Azam scored 22 and captain Shan Masood scored 14 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could touch the double-digit mark. Pakistan team set a target of just 30 runs by scoring 146 runs in the second innings.
Pakistan-Bangladesh playing-11
Bangladesh Team: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana.
Pakistani Team: Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Ali.