Far from winning, Pakistan could not even draw the test, 7 wickets fell for 44 runs and suffered a shameful defeat from Bangladesh.
In the first test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh played in Mirpur, Dhaka, Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat and there is a lot of talk about the failure of the team’s batting. On the fifth day, it seemed that Pakistan could save the match and draw the test, but within some time the whole story changed and the team lost the match by 104 runs.
Bangladesh created history with this victory. This is his first home test win against Pakistan. The celebration of Bangladeshi players and fans after this victory at Mirpur Stadium was worth seeing, while the Pakistan team looked dejected.
Bangladesh took a strong lead in the first innings
Batting first in the match, Bangladesh performed brilliantly and scored 413 runs in the first innings. In reply, Pakistan team could score only 386 runs. After this, Bangladesh scored 240 runs in the second innings and set a challenging target for Pakistan. However, till the fifth day of the match, Pakistan seemed to be in the contest.
Only 4 wickets for 119 runs, then suddenly Pakistan team disintegrated
At one time in Pakistan’s second innings the score was 4 wickets for 119 runs. At that time it seemed that the team could draw the match by batting the whole day. But after this the Bangladeshi bowlers counterattacked in such a way that the entire batting of Pakistan fell apart like a pack of cards. Within just 44 runs, Pakistan lost its last 7 wickets and the entire team was all out for 163 runs.
Nahid Rana created havoc
The biggest hero of Bangladesh’s victory was fast bowler Nahid Rana. While bowling lethally, he did not give Pakistan’s batsmen a chance to recover.
- Nahid Rana took 5 wickets
- The entire Pakistan team collapsed for 163 runs.
- The batsmen were seen under complete pressure in the last session.
- His fast bowling completely changed the course of the match.
- Nazmul Hussain Shanto became the star of Jeet
Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto was adjudged player of the match for his excellent performance. He scored a brilliant century in the match. Played an important inning of 87 runs in the second innings also. Played a big role in putting the team in a strong position. After the match, Shanto said that this victory is the result of the hard work of the entire team, the right strategy and the excellent performance of the bowlers. He also praised the innings of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haq.
Comments are closed.