Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh made history on August 25 when they claimed their first victory in Test cricket against Shan Masood-led Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
In the opening Test of the 2-match series in Rawalpindi, Bangladesh secured a 10-wicket victory. This is Bangladesh’s first Test win against Pakistan. In the last seven years, they have won only two Tests on foreign soil.
After this victory, Bangladesh Cricket tuned in and congratulated the entire team on a historic win.
Bangladesh 🆚 Pakistan | 1st Test | Rawalpindi
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets 👏🇧🇩
PC: Circuit board#BCB #Cricket #BDCricket #Bangladesh #PAKvBAN #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/yqNmaQ6rsL— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) 25 August 2024
It may be surprising, but Pakistan have not won a Test at home against South Africa since February 2021, according to Cricinfo.
Bangladesh’s recent victory over Pakistan may be a cause for concern for the people of the country, which has experienced much political chaos and violence in recent months.
This was the first time since 2002 that Bangladesh and Pakistan played each other in a bilateral series. The two countries previously faced each other in a test match in the 2001 Asian Test Championship, which also featured Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka emerged victorious from that series.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan First Test:
In the first Test, which began on August 21 in Rawalpindi, the home team beat Pakistan superbly in the first innings, scoring a whopping 448 after losing six wickets in 113 overs.
For Pakistan, Mohammed Rizwan scored an unbeaten 171 runs while Saud Shakeel scored 141 runs. Saim Ayub scored 56 runs.
On the Bangladesh side, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud took two wickets each, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took one each.
Trailing by 448 runs, Bangladesh scored 565 runs in 167.3 overs. Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim scored a whopping 191 runs while Shadman Islam (93), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (77), Litton Das (56) and Mominul (50) contributed greatly.
For Pakistan, Naseem Shah took three wickets, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Ali took two wickets each. Saim Ayub took one.
In the second innings, Pakistan could only score 146 and had set a target of 29 runs to give Bangladesh a win. The maximum that a Pakistani player could score was Mohammad Rizwan (51).
For Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz took four wickets, Shakid took three, while Shoriful, Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana took one each.
Chasing 29 runs, Bangladesh openers Zakir Hasan (15*) and Shadman Islam (9*) managed the game in just 6.3 overs.
