


Mirpur: Bangladesh has picked up another historic win against Pakistan. The Tigers beat Pakistan by 104 runs in the Mirpur Test with the excellent bowling of young pacer Nahid Rana. Nazmul Hossain Shanto's team went ahead by a 1-0 margin in the two-match series. This is Bangladesh's third consecutive Test win against Pakistan. After winning the series in Pakistan in 2024, Bangladesh also lost to Pakistan at home. This is Bangladesh's first Test win against Pakistan in Mirpur. Pakistan have been under pressure from the start to chase down the target of 268 runs. Imam-ul-Haq returned to the dressing room as Taskin Ahmed said in the first over of the innings. The visitors then lost wickets at regular intervals. At one stage, Abdullah Fazal and Salman Agah made some resistance to Pakistan, losing 3 wickets by 68 runs. Taijul Islam broke their 51-run pair in the fourth wicket. Fazal LBW, who scored 66 runs in 113 balls, is said by Taijul. In the next step, Salman will return to Tasmania. Nahid Rana took full control of the match. Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakil have been ruled out of the Pakistan batting line-up. In the end, Pakistan scored just 163 runs. Nahid Rana was the best bowler in the match with five wickets in 40 runs. Taskin Ahmed and Taijul Islam also took two wickets each. Earlier, Bangladesh scored 413 runs in the first innings of captain Shanto's century and Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim's fifties. Pakistan scored a century in Azan Awais. In the second innings, Bangladesh scored 240 runs in the second innings, when Pakistan declared the innings by scoring 9 wickets, scoring 268 runs in front of Pakistan. But on the last day, the visitors could not survive in front of Bangladesh's pace and spin attacks. With this victory, Bangladesh has given their new strength against Pakistan. Nahid Rana's pace bowling has become a new hope in the country's cricket.