Bangladesh Achieves Maiden Historic Test Match Win against Pakistan

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Bangladesh Historic Test Match Win

On Sunday (25th August 2024), the Bangladesh men’s cricket team led by Najmul Hossain Shanto created history by grabbing a massive 10-wicket victory against Pakistan in the Test series opener at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Out of the 14 matches played, this was the first victory for Bangladesh over Pakistan in test cricket, and it was their 20th win in the overall 143 games played in the red-ball format.

Not only did Bangladesh secure its maiden victory against Shan Masood’s led side, but also became the only team to achieve a rare feat that no other international side has ever managed to accomplish on Pakistan soil. Interestingly, the Tigers became the first team to achieve a win by a huge margin of 10 wickets on Pakistan’s homeground in a test match.

Bangladeshi right-handed batter Mushfiqur Rahim achieved the “Player of the Match” award for playing one of his career-best knocks in test cricket. But, at the same time, he would regret falling 9 runs short of achieving his 4th double-century in his test career.

Before delving deeper into the fascinating records of the first test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, it would be worthwhile to have a glimpse of the recently concluded game.

Key Discussions of PAK vs BAN 1st Test 2024: Interesting Highlights

Najmul Hossain Shanto’s decision to bowl first initially seemed favorable for Pakistani batters, but a strong batting performance from the Bangladeshi batters completely snatched the victory from the hosts. Here are the key points to discuss from the 1st test match of Pakistan vs Bangladesh:

1. Shakeel, Rizwan, and Ayub’s Effective Contribution in 1st Innings:

The brilliant centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel as well as the half-century from Saim Ayub, steered Pakistan to post a massive total of 448 runs in 113 overs by declaring the innings at a loss of 6 wickets.

After Babar Azam’s dismissal, Pakistan were struggling at 16-3 in 8.2 overs. But, Ayub’s steady knock of 56 runs from 98 balls (including 4 fours and 1 six) revived Pakistan’s innings and stitched a 98-run partnership with Shakeel.

After Saim Ayub’s dismissal, Bangladesh still maintained its domination as the duo batters Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan maintained a 240-run partnership by achieving a century each:

  • Saud Shakeel: 141 runs from 261 balls (including 9 fours).
  • Mohammad Rizwan: 171 runs from 239 balls (including 11 fours and 3 sixes).

The cameos from Agha Salman (19 runs from 36 balls – including a four) and Shaheen Afridi (29 runs from 24 balls – including 1 four and 2 sixes) helped Pakistan cross the 400-run mark.

2. Mushfiqur Rahim’s Blistering Knock:

Batting at the 5th position, Mushfiqur Rahim exhibited one of his best performances in test cricket during the 1st innings against Pakistan. He scored 191 runs from 341 balls, which includes 22 fours and 1 six with a batting strike rate of 56.01.

3. Bangladesh with a Stunning Lead of 117 runs:

Despite Pakistan posting a huge total, the Bangladeshi batters not only chased the target but managed to maintain a lead of 117 runs after their 1st innings by scoring 565 runs in 167.3 overs. This was possible since these batters contributed with essential half-centuries to support Mushfiqur’s innings:

  • Shadman Islam: 93 runs from 183 balls (including 12 fours)
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz: 77 runs from 179 balls (including 6 fours)
  • Litton Das: 56 runs from 78 balls (including 8 fours and 1 six)
  • Mominul Haque: 50 runs from 76 balls (including 5 fours)

4. Pakistan Bowlers conceding too many runs:

Although the Pakistan bowlers grabbed all the ten wickets of Bangladeshi batters, but they conceded too many runs, especially Agha Salman proving to be the wicketless expensive bowler. Here are the bowling figures of the Pakistani bowlers:

  • Naseem Shah: 3-93 in 27.3 overs (including 6 maiden overs).
  • Khurram Shahzad: 2-90 in 29 overs (including 3 maiden overs).
  • Shaheen Afridi: 2-88 in 30 overs (including 3 maiden overs).
  • Mohammad Ali: 2-88 in 31 overs (including 4 maiden overs).
  • Saim Ayub: 1-34 in 7 overs (including a maiden over).
  • Agha Salman: 0-136 in 41 overs (including 3 maiden overs).
  • Saud Shakeel: 0-9 in 2 overs.

5. A Flop Show from Pakistani Batters in 2nd Innings:

Pakistan had higher chances of not only chasing a target of 117 runs but also staying in the lead with a huge margin. Apart from Mohammad Rizwan’s 80-ball-51 run knock (including 6 fours), none of the batters were able to make significant contributions, which ended Pakistan’s innings to a total of 146-10 in 55.5 overs.

Here are the impressive bowling figures of Bangladeshi bowlers that wrapped up Pakistan’s show:

  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz: 4-21 in 11.5 overs (including 2 maiden overs).
  • : 3-44 in 17 overs (including 3 maiden overs).
  • Nahid Rana: 1-30 in 6 overs.
  • Hasan Mahmud: 1-20 in 10 overs (including 3 maiden overs).
  • Shoriful Islam: 1-20 in 11 overs (including 2 maiden overs).

6. Bangladeshi Opening Batters Guide the Team to a Sensational Victory:

Bangladesh just required 29 runs to secure a historic victory against Pakistan on Day 5. The disciplined performance from Zakir Hasan (15 runs from 26 balls–including 3 fours) and Shadman Islam (9 runs from 13 balls– including a four) steered Bangladesh to a total of 30-0 in just 6.3 overs, thereby achieving a huge win by 10 wickets.

But, it was Zakir Hasan, who struck the winning runs which brought a big smile to the Bangladesh team members.

Notable Records from Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match 2024

Here are the historical records the cricketing world witnessed after the conclusion of the 1st test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh:

1. Highest Innings Total for Bangladesh in Test Cricket:

The figures of 565-10 became the highest total for Bangladesh in a winning cause as well as the third greatest scores in test matches so far:

  • 638 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in 2013 (Draw Match).
  • 595-8 vs New Zealand at Wellington in 2017 (Lost the match).
  • 565-10 vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2024 (Won the match).
  • 560-6 vs Zimbabwe at Mirpur in 2020 (Won the match).
  • 556-10 vs West Indies at Mirpur in 2012 (Lost the match).

2. Pakistan’s Defeat in Test After Declaring an Innings:

This was the fourth defeat for Pakistan to lose a test match after declaring an innings. Also, it is the first instance for Bangladesh to win a test match after the declaration of their opponent. Here are the rare occasions when Pakistan lost after declaring the test innings :

  • 387-9 (first batting) vs England at Lahore in 1961.
  • 574-8 (second batting) vs Australia at Melbourne in 1972.
  • 443-9 (first batting) vs Australia at Melbourne in 2016.
  • 448-6 (first batting) vs Bangladesh at Rawalpindi in 2024.

3. Mohammad Rizwan: Most Aggregated Runs by any Pakistani wicketkeeper 

Mohammad Rizwan not only became the highest run scorer for his side in the 1st test match but also accumulated the maximum number of runs as a Pakistani wicketkeeper in test cricket history.

The 32-year old-right-handed batter scored 222 runs, which includes his unbeaten knock of 171 runs in the 1st innings and a composed 51-run knock in the 2nd innings. As a result, Rizwan surpassed the previous aggregate records of the Pakistani wicketkeeper- batters namely Taslim Arif (210 vs Australia), Imtiaz Ahmed (209 vs New Zealand), Rashid Latif (197 vs West Indies), and Sarfaraz Ahmed (196 vs New Zealand).