After 2022, Pakistan are without a win at home,2 losses and one win in the previous 13 Tests. As the match was at home, many saw Pakistan as the favourite.
Coming to the 14th Test, Bangladesh’s wait is over. Despite the victory in ODI and T20 formats, it was elusive in Tests. 12 losses and one win in the previous 13 Tests. As the match was at home, many saw Pakistan as the favourite. But on the last day, Bangladesh got the desired victory in the whirlwind of Miraj-Shakib. Along with that, after 2022, not winning at home, Pakistan was deprived of victory.
In the first innings of the match that started on Wednesday (August 21), Pakistan scored 448 runs and declared the innings. At that time, it was thought that Bangladesh was going to lose the match. Of course, there was a reason. Because Bangladesh has gone to host Pakistan. It is not easy to face the Pakistani bowlers at home! But on the fifth day of the Rawalpindi Test, the Tiger bowlers turned the match dramatically.
Pakistan ended the fourth day trailing by 94 runs after losing the wicket of Saim Ayyub to reach 118 on the last day with the loss of 8 wickets. By doing this, Bangladesh’s victory was conceivable. But the first innings centurion Mohammad Rizwan was delaying the loss of the Tigers by keeping the wicket at one end. However, he was returned by Mehdi Miraz as the 9th wicket for the team’s 142 runs till the end. Before that, however, Rizwan scored 51 runs off 80 balls with the help of 6 fours. It was his 10th half-century in Test career.
After 4 runs of Rizwan’s departure, Mirage trapped Muhammad Ali in LB. It was Mirage’s 4th wicket in the match. Pakistan’s team run was 146 runs. So the target in front of Bangladesh is only 29 runs.
Earlier in their first innings, Sadman Islam did not see a three-digit magic figure for only 7 runs. Later, Mushfiqur left the field with the regret of missing out on a double century for just 9 runs. But his heroic innings made Pakistan miserable. Because Bangladesh put up a huge collection of 565 runs before getting all out in the first innings with the bat of Mushfiq, Sadman, Miraj. This gives Bangladesh a lead of 117 runs.
