Bangladesh's historic win against Pakistan

Rawalpindi witnessed history as Bangladesh secured a historic victory against Pakistan on their home ground. This was not just a win; it was a dominant performance by the Tigers. Chasing a modest target of 30 runs, Bangladesh cruised to a massive 10-wicket victory, marking their first-ever Test win against Pakistan.

Prior to this, Bangladesh had faced Pakistan 13 times in Test matches since 2001 without a single victory. But on Sunday, Bangladesh ended a 24-year wait in style.

This match also saw Bangladesh set a new record by bowling out Pakistan for just 146 runs in their second innings—Pakistan's lowest score in a Test match against Bangladesh. The previous lowest was 175 runs in Multan back in 2003.

Chasing the target, openers Zakir Hasan and Sadman Islam played with ease, securing the win with Sadman contributing 9 runs and Zakir 15.

On the final day, Pakistan began their innings at 23 for 1. Bangladesh wasted no time, with Hasan Mahmud removing Pakistan captain Shan Masood in the second over. Although the umpire initially gave a not-out decision, a successful review showed that Masood had edged the ball, and he departed for 14 runs off 37 balls.

Bangladesh missed another opportunity when Liton Das dropped a simple catch of Babar Azam off Shariful Islam's bowling. However, pacer Nahid Rana made up for it by uprooting Babar's leg stump in the 25th over, sending him back for 22 runs. Shakib Al Hasan then struck, dismissing Saud Shakil, who had scored 141 in the previous innings, for a duck.

Shakib continued his form by dismissing Abdullah Shafiq for 37, who was caught at mid-off by Sadman Islam. In the next over, new batsman Salman Ali Agha was caught at first slip by Sadman, falling victim to Mehdi Hasan Miraj.

Pakistan went into the mid-day break at 118 for 6. After the break, Mehdi Hasan Miraj took the wicket of Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shakib Al Hasan claimed Naseem Shah as his third victim.

Mohammad Rizwan, who fought valiantly with a half-century, was the last resistance. He formed a 24-run partnership with Khurram Shehzad, but Miraj eventually bowled Rizwan out for 51. Miraj then wrapped up Pakistan's innings by dismissing Muhammad Ali, who failed to score.

Earlier, Pakistan declared their first innings at 448 for 6, but Bangladesh responded strongly with a massive total of 565, gaining a 117-run lead.