Bangladesh Beat Pakistan In Test Match

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Rawalpindi
• Aug 25, 2024
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Bangladesh has rung alarm bells for India and South Africa by creating history by defeating Pakistan in its own home. 

Bangladesh has won the first match of the two-Test series in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets. This is Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan in the history of Test cricket. Before this match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, a total of 13 Tests were played in which Bangladesh was successful in drawing one match, while it had to face defeat in the remaining matches.  But Bangladesh created history in Rawalpindi.

The hero of Bangladesh's victory was Mushfiqur Rahim, who not only put Pakistan on the backfoot by scoring 191 runs in the first innings but also ensured that Pakistan did not win this match. By the end of the fourth day's play, there were only two results of the match, in which either this match would be a draw or Pakistan would lose.

However, in the first session of the fifth day, the Pakistani batsmen had no answer to the balls of Shakib and Miraz. In the second session, Bangladesh performed brilliantly and bundled out Pakistan for only 146 runs in the second innings. After this, Bangladesh had to score only 30 runs to win and they achieved it easily.

The first bilateral series between Bangladesh and Pakistan was held in 2001-2002, when Pakistan toured Bangladesh. Since then, Bangladesh has never been able to win against Pakistan. But on Sunday in Rawalpindi, Bangladesh changed history. On the other hand, after Pakistan's defeat, alarm bells have rung for India and South Africa. Actually, these are the two teams which Bangladesh has not been able to defeat in Test cricket till now.

Bangladesh has won against these seven test playing nations
Bangladesh registered its first Test win against Zimbabwe in 2005. After this, they defeated West Indies in 2009 and also managed to win the series against them. 

However, Bangladesh's memorable moment in Test cricket came in 2017, when it defeated Australia by 20 runs in Mirpur.

Bangladesh defeated England in Mirpur in 2016, Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2017, New Zealand at their home in 2022, Afghanistan in Mirpur in 2023, and Ireland in Mirpur in 2023. In this way, Bangladesh has won against seven out of nine Test playing teams, while it has also won against the teams that have achieved the status of Test playing nation.

So far 13 test matches have been played between India and Bangladesh. The first test match between the two countries was played between 10-13 November 2000 and Team India won it. India has won 11 out of 13 matches played against Bangladesh, while during this period only two matches have ended in a draw. The last match between the two countries which ended in a draw was played in 2015.

If we talk about South Africa and Bangladesh, 14 Test matches have been played between the two countries so far. During this, Bangladesh has succeeded in drawing two matches, while on other occasions it has faced defeat. The first Test was played between South Africa and Bangladesh in October 2002. While the last Test between the two took place in 2022. Bangladesh had succeeded in drawing the matches held in Mirpur and Chittagong in 2015.

Bangladesh is on a tour of Pakistan for a two-Test match series. After Rawalpindi, the second Test match between the two countries will be played in Rawalpindi from 30 August to 3 September. Bangladesh will then tour India. On this tour, a series of two Tests and three T20 International matches is to be played between Bangladesh and India.

The first match of the Test series between India and Bangladesh is to be played in Chennai from 19 September to 23 September. After this, the second Test of the series between the two countries will be played in Kanpur from 27 September to 01 October. After which both the countries will clash in the T20 series, the first match of which will be played on 06 October, the second on 09 October and the third on 12 October.

Bangladesh has definitely boosted its confidence by winning the Test against Pakistan. Bangladesh will now try to win the second match as well. Bangladesh would like to use the increased confidence gained after the victory against Pakistan during the Test series against India. After this victory, Bangladesh has kept its hopes alive of reaching the final of the World Test Championship