Pakistan for Losing 1st Test to bangladesh by 10 Wickets

It has been 1,294 days since pakistan last won a Test match at home. Their last victory was against south africa on february 8, 2021

The Rohit Sharma-led indian team sits in the No. 1 position in the WTC 2023-25 points table with 68.52 PCT% and is followed by 2023 champions australia (62.50) and 2021 champions new zealand (50.00). england, which managed to win the first Test of the ongoing three-match series against sri lanka by five wickets on saturday (August 24), is in 4th place with 41.07 PCT%, followed by sri lanka and bangladesh at joint fifth (40.00 PCT% each).

South Africa is in 7th place with 38.89 PCT% now. The Temba Bavuma-led side had jumped to No. 5 position last week after beating the west indies by 40 runs in the 2nd Test, but wins for england and bangladesh this weekend changed the scenario.

Bangladesh stunned pakistan with a 10-wicket win in the Rawalpindi Test, registering their first-ever Test win over the hosts. Najmul Shanto’s team also became the first to defeat pakistan by ten wickets in a Test match.

Bangladesh led by 117 runs in the first innings and dismissed pakistan for 146 on the fifth day, chasing down their 30-run target without loss. Openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman islam needed just 6.3 overs to secure Bangladesh’s historic win to lead the series 1-0.Pakistan’s batters were largely ineffective against the Bangladeshi spinners, with Mohammad Rizwan top-scoring with 51 in the second innings. The defeat at home has led to severe trolling on social media. Here’s how the netizens reacted.

Interestingly, it has been 1,294 days since pakistan last won a Test match at home. Their last victory was against south africa on february 8, 2021.


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Balasahana Suresh

25/08/2024 05:03 PM