How many wickets will Pakistani pacers take? Such was the discussion before the Rawalpindi Test. There was a reason for that. 6 pacers in the Test squad against Bangladesh, then Pakistan played with 4 pacers in the XI without a spinner in the Rawalpindi Test. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan's pacers were spectators!
Pakistan's batsmen did not reduce the runs. However, in response to that, the Bangladeshi batsmen also built a mountain of runs, then in the second innings, the spinners took one wicket after another. In such a batting paradise, the pacers did not do badly. Bangladesh got a historic win by 10 wickets in Rawalpindi with such a great combination of team performance.
Bangladesh needed only 30 runs in the second innings to win. Bangladesh's two openers reached that goal by playing with a smile. It was Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan in a Test, also the first on Pakistani soil. This is Bangladesh's seventh win in foreign soil.
Bangladesh had played 20 matches on Pakistani soil and lost all 20 of them. By all accounts this Test win is a unique achievement. Added to this is the greatness of winning by 10 wickets for the first time in a Test.
The team was completely out of the question before the Pakistan tour due to the country's current reality and recent performances. However, that team lost to Pakistan's full power team in Pakistan.
That too is not a special skill. A complete team performance. Take the first innings. On the first day of the Test, the pacers lost 3 wickets for 16 runs, taking advantage of Rawalpindi's wet wicket. The batsmen took advantage of the good conditions on the intervening two days. Then Shakib-Miraj took advantage of the broken wicket on the last day.
Bangladesh's fielding should not be forgotten. Take Liton Das as an example. Despite missing a catch by Babar Azam, Liton fielded brilliantly throughout the match. This wicketkeeper batsman was involved in 6 dismissals in two innings. However, the body language of the whole team was amazing. When everyone in the team does their part, victory will come.
Bangladeshi bowlers have the best average in the second innings in the last three years. Bangladesh's bowlers have taken 22 wickets at an average, which is the lowest this season. Bangladesh needed something average or better in Rawalpindi today. Bangladesh bowlers have done well.
Pakistan ended the fourth day of the Rawalpindi Test with 23 for 1 in the second innings. The team needed 94 runs to make Bangladesh bat again. Abdullah Shafiq and Shan Masood were on the wicket. In the second over of the day, Hasan Mahmood made Pakistan captain Shan Masood caught by Liton Das.
However, it was Liton who took Masud's catch and left Babar Azam's catch off Shariful in the next over. Babar, who was dismissed for zero runs in the first innings, survived getting a 'pair'. However, Babar, who has not scored a half-century in Test cricket for more than one and a half years, has not been able to make much use of his second life.
For 22 runs, Nahid was bowled on the inside edge while playing a drive with a speed of 146.4 km per hour. Then Pakistan's hope was Saud Shakeel. What makes you think that Shakil wanted to leave the crease and play a shot at Shakib's ball in the next over. Result: Shakil was stumped for 141 in the first innings, his first wicket in Test career.
After losing 4 wickets for 67 runs, Pakistan then chose to counter-attack. Rizwan made a partnership of 37 runs from 36 balls with Shafiq. Rizwan was leading the attack, Shafiq was playing catch. However, this opener caught Sadman at backward point while blowing away Shakib. In the next over, Mirage returned Salman Ali Aga.
Rizwan then continued to fight alone. Picked up fifty. However, that fifty could not be a cause of concern in front of Bangladesh. Rizwan was bowled with 51 runs off Mirage. After that, the last wicket was waiting for time. That's what happened. Mirage sent back Pakistan's last batsman Muhammad Ali by trapping him lbw. Pakistan were bowled out for 146 runs, the lowest against Bangladesh in Tests.
Summary Score:
Pakistan: 448/6 d. And 146 (Rizwan 51, Shafiq 37, Babar 22, Masood 14; Miraz 4/21, Shakib 3/44).
Bangladesh: 565 and 30/0 (Zakir 15*, Sadman 9*).
Result: Bangladesh won by 10 wickets.
Man of the Match: Mushfiqur Rahim.
Series: Bangladesh lead 1-0 in the two-match series.
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