Pakistan misplaced the match, their first Take a look at defeat in opposition to Bangladesh, by 10 wickets.
“If there may be one workforce that may snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it is Pakistan. And it has turn out to be the workforce’s popularity,” stated former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja on his YoutTube channel ‘Ramiz Speaks’.
Bangladesh, led by veteran Mushfiqur Rahim’s 191-run knock, piled up 565 runs in response to Pakistan’s first-innings whole of 448 for six to take a large lead. The house workforce’s batting line-up then needed to negotiate a number of overs on day 4, which they did safely, and bat by way of day 5 to attract the match.
However they failed miserably, with spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz (4 for 21) and Shakib Al Hasan (3 for 44) placing the Pakistan batting in disarray.
“Ye pehli dafa nahi hua ke on fifth day of a Take a look at match, Pakistan titar bitar ho gayi, parkhache ud gaye (it isn’t the primary time that the Pakistan workforce fell aside and was in tatters on the fifth day of a Take a look at match),” Ramiz stated. “Typically batting flops, generally bowlers carry out poorly at essential junctures.”
The 1992 World Cup winner went on cite an instance kind the 2018 Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand within the UAE in related circumstances (as Rawalpindi), the place Pakistan needed to rating 175 runs to win on the fourth day however had been bowled out for 171 and misplaced by 4 runs regardless of taking a lead of round 90 runs within the first innings.
“Ajeeb-o-garib story ban jati hai jaise hello strain padta hai iss workforce me (the script takes a baffling flip each time this workforce is put beneath strain). There may be some major problem. Their perception system switches off each time there may be some strain, particularly the bowlers,” he stated.
He stated the batting order is “not technically geared up”
“When your high three are struggling, the center order is so-so, solely (Mohammad) Rizwan has to return and rating, you’ve got a protracted tail that does not know learn how to bat, then you’ll lose to Bangladesh additionally,” he lamented.
Whereas Rameez congratulated the Bangladesh workforce for his or her maiden Take a look at win over Pakistan, he stated the hosts “contributed” to the success of the guests.
“That is an enormous efficiency, congratulations to them,” stated Ramiz. “However Pakistan contributed to Bangladesh’s victory.”
“Choice kharab, spinners ke bagair aap chale gaye, uske baad fifth day pe seedhi saadhi pitch ke upar batting ghabrahat ka shikaar, lene ke dene pad gaye (poor picks, performed with out spinners, batsmen panicked and faltered on a easy monitor on the fifth day, paid dearly),” Ramiz added.
The second Take a look at begins on the identical venue (Rawalpindi) on August 30.
