An opportunity to achieve a significant victory over Pakistan in Multan presented itself in 2003.
During the test match, the players from Bangladesh consistently kneeled and walked. Mohammad Rafiq chose not to perform a mankad, believing it went against his moral principles. On the other hand, Habibul Bashar-Khaled Mahmudra’s attempt at the delivery was unsuccessful, resulting in their loss by a mere wicket.
Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mehdi Miraj celebrated a significant victory in the game of cricket in Pakistan, marking a momentous occasion after a 21-year gap.
The Tigers celebrated a remarkable triumph on August 25th, securing a resounding victory over Pakistan by ten wickets in Rawalpindi.
Bangladesh secured a remarkable win in the Test match, thanks to veteran Mushfiqur Rahim’s outstanding batting display, Sadman Islam’s century-scoring performance, and Miraj’s half-century after Muminul-Liton’s contribution.
Miraj and Shakib’s exceptional bowling in the second inning thoroughly disrupted Pakistan’s batting. Prior to their dismissal in the second inning, Pakistan managed to accumulate one hundred forty-six runs.
The visitors needed to score thirty runs to win, but they were unable to do so in time.
Bangladesh emerged victorious in the opening test match of the series, having won the toss.
Heavy rainfall the night before the game started delayed the coin toss.
Opting to bowl first, Captain Nazmul Shanto led the team’s bowling attack for over two sessions. Shariful Islam-Hasan Mahmudra made the most of the favourable wicket conditions and impressively took three wickets from the Pakistani squad playing on their home ground for just sixteen runs.
However, Sood Shakeel’s impressive score of 141 and Mohammad Rizwan’s outstanding score of 171, combined with Saim Ayyub’s solid innings of 56 runs, unfortunately resulted in the loss of six wickets. Pakistan’s innings ended with a total of 448 runs.
Shan Masood, the captain of Pakistan, might have had high expectations for the match against Bangladesh, considering the significant number of runs scored.
However, Mushfiq-Sadman responded with a different perspective. On the other hand, he secured a 117-run lead.
Bangladesh managed to score a total of 565 runs in the first inning. Mushfiqur’s performance was outstanding, scoring an impressive total of 191 runs.
Despite not reaching a century, Sadman’s innings were exceptional, as he amassed a fantastic score of 93 runs. In addition, Muminul scored fifty runs, Liton managed fifty-six, and Mehdi Miraj made a valuable contribution with seventy-seven runs.
In the second innings of the match, Pakistan failed to take advantage of the favorable bowling conditions that Bangladesh’s ball provided.
The performances of spinners Shakib and Miraj contributed to the collapse to less than 150 runs.
Shakib, a left-arm bowler, had a productive second innings in the game, taking three wickets.
This impressive performance adds to his remarkable 707 wickets in Test matches. Miraj performed admirably, taking a total of four wickets. Both Shariful and Hasan Mahmud managed to take one wicket each. In that specific inning, Rizwan from Pakistan scored 51 runs.
Abdullah Shafiq contributed 37 runs, which was valuable.
Zakir emerged as the winner with a score of 15 runs, surpassing Sadman’s nine runs.
Bangladesh achieved a historic victory by defeating Pakistan on their home ground for the first time.
Furthermore, Bangladesh triumphed significantly by defeating Pakistan in a test match for the first time. Bangladesh displayed an impressive level of excellence, not only in their fielding but also in their batting and bowling performances.
In addition to Babar Azam’s catch behind the Lytton wicket, the visiting team showcased several exceptional catches throughout the match.
The departure of Nazmul Hasan Papon from the cricket board is unnecessary, and the level of success achieved at the start of the reform process in Bangladesh cricket is noteworthy.