Bangladesh shrugged off political unrest motivate dwelling to notch a historic 10-wicket earn after Pakistan collapsed to 146 all out on a dramatic closing day of the first take a look at on Sunday.
Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, who changed into as soon as a lawmaker within the authorities of former Top Minister Sheikh Hasina, shared seven wickets after the tempo bowlers mopped up the end narrate to give Bangladesh its maiden earn in 14 take a look at fits against Pakistan.
Openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam were unbeaten on 15 and 9, respectively, as Bangladesh reached 30-0 on the stroke of the tea interval for simplest its seventh away take a look at earn and the first since beating Unusual Zealand at Mount Maunganui in January 2022.
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Pakistan, which conceded a 117-speed first innings lead no subject declaring at 448-6, changed into as soon as bowled out by a disciplined tempo and mosey assault after it resumed on 23-1 and soundless 94 runs on the motivate of.
“It’s an unheard of feeling and in fact a particular 2d for us,” Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said. “Over the closing one month, we had a elaborate (political) area, but this earn will carry a little of bit of smile.”
Mohammad Rizwan adopted his profession-most fascinating unbeaten 171 to top-rating with 51 but most of his teammates were responsible of falling to rash photographs coupled with some aggressive area placings by Shanto.
Mehidy picked up 4-21 and Shakib 3-44 whereas the three snappily bowlers Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana snared one wicket each and every.
“It’s in fact good the manner all americans confirmed character in such hot conditions,” Shanto said whereas praising his batters for posting a ambitious rating of 565 within the first innings. “We knew if we bowled in factual areas, we are in a position to earn this recreation … and currently both Shakib and Miraz mature the conditions very smartly.”
Earlier, in a dramatic first session Bangladesh situation up its victory as Pakistan limped to 108-6 and lost 5 wickets. Captain Shan Masood (14) changed into as soon as pushed apart within the 2d over of the day when Hasan discovered a faint edge and had the Pakistan skipper caught on the motivate of.
Masood argued with onfield umpire Richard Kettleborough for the 2d time within the take a look at match after he changed into as soon as also caught on the motivate of in a controversial manner within the first innings, however the tv replays clearly instant the left-hander had a tickle on the ball after Bangladesh went for a successful television referral.
Hasan will must own had Babar Azam out for a pair of ducks within the recreation, but wicketkeeper Litton Das spilled a straightforward salvage off the first ball Babar confronted. Babar tried to spoil the shackles and hit three boundaries sooner than he changed into as soon as out to snappily bowler Rana (1-30) when on 22.
Pakistan’s middle-remark batters were responsible of throwing away their wickets against the two spinners, Shakib and Mehidy.
First innings century-maker Saud Shakeel needlessly tried to play an extravagant shot against Shakib and got stumped for zero for the first time in his short take a look at profession.
Abdullah Shafique also ran out of persistence and went for an over ambitious shot against Shakib and top edged a salvage to point sooner than Mehidy discovered the out of doorways edge of Salman Ali Agha’s bat in his 2d over.
Bangladesh kept up the stress on Pakistan after the spoil as Mehidy picked up three wickets after lunch. Rizwan beneath edged a sweep against the offspinner motivate onto his stumps soon after winding up his half century and then No. 11 Mohammad Ali changed into as soon as out leg sooner than wicket.
The defeat prolonged Pakistan’s barren speed in crimson-ball cricket at dwelling to 5 losses and four draws because it closing beat South Africa at Rawalpindi in 2021.
“We now must gape upon the mistakes we’ve made collectively and work on them,” Masood said after losing his fourth successive take a look at match since he changed into as soon as named take a look at captain sooner than the sequence in Australia gradual closing year.
“I command regret to your entire nation and hope we are in a position to carry out famous larger within the following recreation.”
The 2d take a look at will also be played at Rawalpindi from next Friday after it changed into as soon as moved from Karachi on account of the ongoing construction work on the National Financial institution Stadium.
