Bangladesh register their maiden Test win over Pakistan: Stats
Bangladesh have scripted history by recording their maiden Test win over Pakistan. They won the opening game at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium by 10 wickets. It was a high-scoring affair as Bangladesh posted 565 after Pakistan declared their first innings at 448/6. The home team batters struggled in the third innings and could only manage 146. Bangladesh comfortably accomplished the 30-run target.
How did the game pan out?
Saim Ayub (56) and Saud Shakeel (141) rescued Pakistan after they were reduced to 16/3. Mohammad Rizwan's 171* helped the hosts declare at 448/6. While Shadman Islam (93) missed out on a ton, Mushfiqur Rahim scored 191. Litton Das (56) and Mehidy Hasan (77) registered fifties. Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy dented Pakistan's second innings as Rizwan's 51 avoided an innings defeat for Pakistan.
A composed knock from Shakeel
Shakeel made a brilliant 261-ball 141 with the help of nine fours. En route, he became the joint-fastest Pakistan player to complete 1,000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved the mark in his 20th innings. In 11 matches, Shakeel has raced to 1,108 runs at 61.55. In addition to three tons, he also owns six fifties. This was his first Test against Bangladesh.
Maiden Test half-century for Ayub
Ayub scored 56 runs from 98 balls on Day 1. The 22-year-old Ayub is making just his 2nd Test appearance. In his debut Test, he scored 33 runs across two innings versus Australia in Sydney earlier this year. He now has 90 runs at 22.50. As per ESPNcricinfo, he hit his 4th fifty in First-Class cricket.
Rizwan scripts this record
Rizwan scored a career-best 171* off 239 balls in his first outing and backed it up with an 80-ball 51. As per ESPNcricinfo, he now holds the record for the highest individual score by a wicketkeeper-batter in WTC history. These knocks have taken his tally to 1,838 runs at 44.82 (50s: 9, 100s: 3). Against Bangladesh, he has tallied 290 runs at 96.66.
Rizwan breaks this WTC record
Rizwan's performance in the Rawalpindi Test earned him 222 runs. As per ESPNcricinfo, he surpassed India's Rishabh Pant's previous record of most runs in a single Test match during the WTC. Pant scored 203 runs against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 2022. Rizwan's teammate Sarfaraz Ahmed, who scored 196 runs against New Zealand in 2023, holds the third spot on this list. .
Mushfiqur Rahim hit 191
Rahim, who made 191 off 341 balls, missed out on his 4th Test double-ton. He has now raced to 5,867 runs in Test cricket at an average of 39.11. In addition to 11 tons, he owns 27 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Rahim owns 541 runs versus Pakistan at 41.61. This was his maiden Test ton versus Pakistan (50s: 2).
Three-fer for Naseem
Naseem Shah was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan in the second innings. He managed 3/93 from 27.3 overs, bowling six maidens. This three-fer has taken him to a tally of 54 Test scalps at an average of 33.79. As per ESPNcricinfo, in two Tests versus Bangladesh, he owns 8 scalps at 23.37. 30 of his 54 Test wickets have come at home.
2nd-most Test tons for Bangladesh
With this century, Rahim surpassed Tamim Iqbal's record of 10 hundreds in Test cricket. Rahim is currently second only to Mominul Haque (12) in terms of the most Test centuries for Bangladesh.
Litton Das completed 2,500 Test runs
Litton batted with great intent and scored a brilliant 56 off 78 balls. He has now raced to 2,517 runs in 42 Tests at 35.45, a tally that includes three tons besides 17 half-centuries. His highest score in the format reads 141. Against Pakistan, he has completed 342 runs across four matches at 48.85. The tally includes two fifties besides a hundred.
Decoding the stats of Shadman and Mominul
Shadman scored 93 from 183 balls. He hit 12 fours. In 14 matches, he now owns 661 runs at 26.44. This was his third half-century in Test cricket. As per ESPNcricinfo, in three matches versus Pakistan, he owns 113 runs. Meanwhile, Mominul's 50 came from 76 balls (4s: 5). He slammed his 19th Test fifty (third versus Pakistan), racing to 4,108 runs at 38.75.
A fine 77 from Mehidy
Mehidy Hasan Miraz contributed with 77 off 179 balls. With this knock, Mehidy has raced to 1,547 runs in 44 Tests at an average of 21.78. Besides scoring seven fifties in this format, he has also slammed a solitary ton against West Indies. With his off-spin, he also claimed five wickets in the game. He has raced to 169 Test scalps.
All-round show from Mehidy
Mehidy finished with 4/21 in just 11.5 overs in the third innings. As per ESPNcricinfo, the off-spinner has now raced to 169 wickets at 33.18. He now has seven wickets against Pakistan at 37.85. He became the second all-rounder after Shakib to complete the double of 150 wickets and 1,500 runs in Test matches for Bangladesh.
Three-fer for Shakib
Meanwhile, Shakib claimed 3/44 in 17 overs in the third innings. He has completed 241 wickets from 68 Test matches at 31.24. 13 of his wickets have come against Pakistan at 59.30. With the bat, he has clobbered 4,520 runs at 38.63. He is Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker and third-highest run-getter in the longest format.
Historic win for Bangladesh
As mentioned, this was Bangladesh's maiden triumph over Pakistan in red-ball cricket. Pakistan won 12 of the 13 previous Tests against the Tigers (Draw: 1). They also clinched each of their five previous home games against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Pakistan have now gone nine home Tests without a win. For the first time, they suffered a 10-wicket defeat at home (Tests).
