The weather had other plans as persistent rain interrupted the first day of the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Bangladesh now lead the two Match series 1-0 after the team won last week’s cause as it beat Pakistan in a historic ten wicket victory. Pakistan was bowled out for a shambolic 146 runs in the second innings on the last day of the test in the 5th day of action.
The umpires who had confined the players and team officials to the hotel called off play at 12:05 PM local time citing flooding of the outfield which had been dry before the commencement of the day’s play.
Pakistan’s World Test Championship ranking of eighth place only slightly puts them ahead of the ever last West Indies team whereas Bangladesh’s world ranking is seventh.
With the appointment of Shan Masood as a new test captain for the team, Pakistan has registered 4 consecutive test loss. And the last time this team won any test match on home soil was way back in December 2021 when they outplayed South Africa. Out of the last four test matches between Australia and New Zealand two were drawn.
In place of Shaheen Shah Afridi who was rested due to poor form, Pakistan’s 12-man squad included leg spinner Abrar Ahmed and another left arm Mir Hamza.
Bangladesh successfully achieved a total of 565 runs in reply to Pakistan 隼s score of 448 6 declared but tried hard for Afridi who in this innings played his first test match in eight months and struggled, only to wrap 2 88 when the third new ball was taken by Pakistan.
In contrast, after 28 years it didn’t work out when Pakistan decided to pack up, pace attack in their own bilateral Test match was a real xenophobic. Abrar as a surprise was dropped from the first test match and was asked to play a four-day match against Bangladesh ‘A’ in Islamabad.
In contrast, in a nail biting fifth day, off spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and left arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan shared seven wickets as they bundled out Pakistan for their weakest ever score against Bangladesh in their 14 tests.
Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored Eric Babb with a brilliant knock of 191 to help his side make runs on the board and so too did the remaining Bangladeshi’s. Opener Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Litton Das and Mehidy also made important half centuries.
