Bangladesh’s Historic Test Series Win Over Pakistan: Miraz Shines Bright
In Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Bangladesh’s cricket team achieved a historic victory in a two-match Test series against Pakistan. The standout performer was Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who scored 155 runs and took 10 wickets across the series.
Miraz’s Brilliant Performance
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto praised Miraz’s performance, calling it ‘brilliant’ and ‘unbelievable.’ Miraz’s five-wicket haul on the first day was particularly impressive. Miraz expressed that his performance abroad boosts his confidence for future matches.
Historic Win for Bangladesh
This series marked Bangladesh’s first Test series win against a team other than Zimbabwe and the West Indies. The victory also propelled Bangladesh to No. 4 in the ICC World Test Championship standings.
Match Highlights
On the fifth day, Bangladesh needed 143 more runs to win. Despite losing both openers, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque steadied the innings. Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan eventually guided Bangladesh to victory.
Earlier, Bangladesh bowled Pakistan out for 274 runs in the first innings, thanks to Miraz’s five-wicket haul and Taskin Ahmed’s three wickets. Pakistan’s Khurram Shahzad took six wickets, giving Pakistan a slim lead. However, Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana took nine wickets between them in Pakistan’s second innings, setting a target of 185 runs for Bangladesh.
Despite poor weather and bad light, Bangladesh wrapped up the Test with six wickets to spare.
Doubts Revealed
Test series -: A Test series is a set of cricket matches played between two teams. Each match can last up to five days, and the team that wins the most matches wins the series.
Rawalpindi -: Rawalpindi is a city in Pakistan where one of the cricket matches in the series was played.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz -: Mehidy Hasan Miraz is a cricketer from Bangladesh who played very well in the series, scoring runs and taking wickets.
Wickets -: In cricket, a wicket can mean either the stumps and bails that the bowler tries to hit, or it can mean the dismissal of a batsman.
Skipper -: A skipper is another word for the captain of the cricket team, who leads and makes decisions for the team.
Najmul Hossain Shanto -: Najmul Hossain Shanto is the captain of the Bangladesh cricket team.
ICC World Test Championship -: The ICC World Test Championship is a competition where cricket teams from different countries play Test matches to see who is the best.
Standings -: Standings are the rankings or positions of teams in a competition based on their performance.
