‌PAK vs BAN | Twitter reacts to Tigers tame hosts to script history with maiden Test triumph in Pakistan

Pakistan’s batting lineup faced a challenging morning session at the start of Day 5. The day started with Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood continuing their overnight partnership. However, Hasan Mahmud struck early, dismissing the Pak skipper and breaking the stand. Babar Azam then joined Shafique, and the two managed to keep the scoreboard ticking. But Pakistan's progress was halted when Nahid Rana dismissed Babar, leaving them at 62/2. The situation quickly deteriorated as Shakib Al Hasan sent Saud Shakeel back for a duck, neutralizing the batter’s impressive knock in the first innings. Mohammad Rizwan and Shafique attempted to steady the innings with cautious play, but Shakib struck again, dismissing Shafique and adding to Pakistan’s troubles. As the session neared its end, Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Salman Agha. By lunch, Pakistan was in deep trouble, struggling at 108/6 in 36 overs, trailing by nine runs, and losing five crucial wickets in the session.

Subsequently, Mehidy Hasan Miraz struck down Shaheen Afridi, making the most of the sharp turn and uneven bounce off the surface. Naseem Shah tried to deadbeat against the spinners but Shakib didn’t allow it for long despite the hosts getting a lead. Subsequently, Khurram Shahzad joined Rizwan for a 24-run stand with the former tapping the bowlers constantly. While Rizwan seldom attacking strokes helped him get past the half-century mark, Mehidy Hasan Miraz outwitted his plans with a chopped-on dismissal in the 55th over. In his next over, Miraz hit the final nail in the coffin by removing Mohammad Ali with Pakistan getting folded for 146. 

Arriving to chase down a paltry 30-run target, Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam didn’t hurry and played their natural game against the Pakistani attack of Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah. Following four overs of pace, Salman Agha was greeted by a fantastic cover drive from Zakir reducing the target to single digits. With a couple of overs to follow, Zakir’s paddle sweep off a fuller ball at the legs steered the Tigers past the finishing line, scripting a new chapter in the history books.

Truth

Don't even know what to do with this team. Jo marzi karlo, hamari cricket nai badle gi.



Bangladesh were brilliant, we were awful. Congratulations 🇧🇩💚. Well played.

— Saad Nasir (@Saad10Nasir) 

Cinema time

It will be cinema today 

— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) 

Unreal

Not only they defeated Pakistan. They are not even celebrating it wildly like typical Bangladesh. 

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) 

Historic

BANGLADESH CREATE HISTORY IN PAKISTAN. 🇧🇩



First ever Test win against Pakistan and that too away from home. Bangladesh win by 10 wickets. 💥 

— Saif Ahmed (@saifahmed75) 

Into the history books

Bangladesh cricket team creates history at Rawalpindi by winning their first ever Test v Pakistan. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets.



Pakistan's batting collapsed this morning. Kudos to Bangladesh for their fighting effort. Historic moment 

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) 

Blunder

That Pakistan were so confident of going all-pace in a Test where Shakib and Mehidy take seven wickets on Day 5 must rank as an all-time failure of getting the basics in Asia right. 

— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000) 

Gone

Pakistan Cricket.  

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) 

True

Pakistan is the only team who schedule home series to embarrass themselves. Imagine losing to Bangla at home in tests 😂

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) 

Win

Ye nya Bangladesh hai  

— diveshchaudh@ry (@diveshchaudhry8) 

L

Pakistan in the last 30 months at home:



- Lost the Test series Vs Australia.

- Lost the T20i series Vs England.

- Lost the Test series Vs England.

- Drawn the Test series Vs New Zealand.

- Lost the ODI series Vs New Zealand.

- Lost a Test match for the first time Vs Bangladesh. 

— cricket news 📰 (@ff_oppp)