The Bangladesh pacers have made history by taking all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match for the first time in the nation’s cricketing history.
In the ongoing Rawalpindi Test, Bangladesh is batting to chase down a target of 185 runs to secure a historic series win over Pakistan. Before bad light halted play on the fourth afternoon, Bangladesh had reached 42 without loss in their pursuit of the target.
The hosts, Pakistan, were bowled out for 172, with Hasan Mahmud delivering his career-best performance, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul—also the first five-for by a Bangladeshi pacer against Pakistan.
Nahid Rana also recorded his career-best figures, taking four wickets, including three in a single five-over spell.
The first innings, in which Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh’s off-spinner, took five wickets, suggested that the spinners might dominate later in the match. However, the Bangladeshi pacers proved otherwise.
Until now, the greatest success of Bangladesh’s pacers was taking nine wickets in a Test innings, a feat they achieved four times before—three times against New Zealand and once against Sri Lanka.
Riding on this record-breaking performance, Bangladesh is in command of the Rawalpindi Test, bringing them to the brink of a historic series victory over Pakistan.
Bangladesh won the first match of this two-Test series by a big margin of 10 wickets, marking their first-ever Test win against Pakistan. Now, they are on the cusp of their first series win against the same opponent.
