Pakistan slumped to a humuliating 10-wicket towards Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took seven wickets between them to safe Bangladesh’s maiden win over Pakistan in five-day cricket, a shocking 10-wicket victory within the first Take a look at in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Mehidy grabbed 4-21 and Shakib 3-44 to set off a Pakistan collapse on the fifth day, with the house facet dismissed for 146 runs in 55.5 overs.
That left Bangladesh a goal of simply 30 runs, which openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam reached in 6.3 overs. Zakir (15) hit the profitable boundary, with Shadman on the different finish unbeaten on 9, as their squad celebrated a memorable victory.
After the loss, Pakistan had been closely criticised. On the goal, was quick bowler Naseem Shah additionally, with individuals criticising his health. Their level of concern was Naseem’s ‘bulging stomach.”
Examine the health of Naseem Shah. It’s not possible for a 21 yr outdated man to have a bulging stomach. Boys of this age who lie at residence all day can not have a bulging stomach, whereas he’s an athlete.
#PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/LpTIqD3E8k
— Tahir Farid (@TahirFarid047) August 25, 2024
Examine the health of Naseem Shah.
It’s not possible for a 21 yr outdated man to have a bulging stomach. Boys of this age who lie at residence all day can not have a bulging stomach, whereas he’s an athlete.
Bacchabazi is a quite common follow in pakistan. That is the one cause.#PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/2M3uT99hIx
— jataayu (@WoKyaHotaHai) August 25, 2024
Query mark on Naseem Shah health as properly #PAKvBAN #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/Shmp9gHSh5
— (@Faizanali_152) August 26, 2024
Naseem shah ki 20 years ok hoty hue health chk kro khaak match jeetna h aisi fitnes sy#PAKvsBAN #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/oSnwpApmc0
— (@mantasha5566) August 25, 2024
Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan within the second innings with 51, together with six boundaries, however the residence group had been watching defeat on 108-6 at lunch. A vacation crowd of almost 5,000 anticipated Pakistan to struggle out a draw however Mehidy bowled Rizwan and trapped final man Mohammad Ali for a duck in successive overs.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto devoted the win to individuals who had been killed in political turmoil that resulted within the ouster of premier Sheikh Hasina this month after weeks of student-led protests.
“We’re paying tribute to the people who lately handed away in our nation in the course of the protest and praying for his or her souls,” he stated.
“Thanks Almighty for the win. It was very particular to win on my big day,” stated Najmul, who celebrated his twenty sixth birthday on Sunday.
Pakistan skipper Shan Masood described the loss as “disappointing”. “Sure, it’s a very disappointing loss,” stated Masood who has misplaced 4 successive Assessments as skipper. “We didn’t take Bangladesh frivolously however the pitch didn’t play as we anticipated.”
Bangladesh, criticised for his or her lack of Take a look at wins, now have one win every over Australia, England and Pakistan. The win in Rawalpindi was solely their sixth in 143 Assessments.
Pakistan’s batting crumbled on a pitch that had been unresponsive over the primary 4 days till small cracks began to look that had been exploited by Bangladesh’s spinners. The hosts additionally paid for not together with a frontline spinner as they fell to the fifth defeat of their previous 9 residence matches, with 4 attracts.
Their main batsmen additionally failed, with Babar Azam making solely 22 and skipper Masood 14. First innings century-maker Saud Shakeel fell for a fourth-ball duck.
Pakistan trailed by 117 on the primary innings and resumed at 23-1, solely to lose Masood within the second over to tempo bowler Hasan Mahmud.
It might have been 28-3 had wicketkeeper Liton Das not dropped a regulation catch off quick bowler Shoriful Islam to offer Azam a first-ball reprieve. Azam hit three boundaries to lift hopes of a Pakistan fightback however was bowled by an inside edge off Nahid Rana for the right-arm paceman’s solely wicket of the match.
Shakib, whose participation within the Take a look at drew protests at residence over his political ties to Hasina, had Shakeel stumped and Shafique caught off a miscued shot earlier than lunch. Agha Salman then fell to off-spinner Mehidy for a first-ball duck, leaving Pakistan in tatters at 105-6.
Mehidy then dismissed Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah cheaply within the area of seven runs. Pakistan gained 12 of the earlier 13 Assessments towards Bangladesh, six by an innings, with one draw.
The second and ultimate Take a look at will even be performed at Rawalpindi from Friday, with the collection a part of the World Take a look at Championship (WTC).
With AFP inputs
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