Pakistan In Unwanted Record Books Alongside India Following Loss To Bangladesh

After the loss to Bangladesh in the Rawalpindi Test, Pakistan find themselves in an unwanted record book alongside Team India.

Pakistan endured an embarrassing loss in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. Despite declaring in the first innings, Shan Masood-led Pakistan lost the game by 10 wickets on Day 5 of the match. Interestingly, this defeat now ties Pakistan with arch-rivals India for an unwanted record that dates back 48 years.

In the history of Test cricket, teams have declared in the first innings of a Test match 396 times. Out of these, 191 teams secured victory, 187 matches ended in a draw and one match ended in a tie. However, it's a rare occurrence for a team to lose after declaring their first innings—only 17 teams have suffered such a fate. Even rarer is a team losing by ten wickets despite declaring in the first innings of a Test match.

Pakistan & India Now Share A Rare Record In Test Cricket

Pakistan's loss to Bangladesh marks only the second instance in Test cricket where a team has lost by 10 wickets after declaring their first innings. The first occurrence was 48 years ago in 1976, when India suffered the same fate against West Indies at the historic Sabina Park in Kingston.

In that match, India declared in the first innings of the match at the score of 306/6. West Indies responded with 391 runs, securing an 85-run lead in the second innings. India's batting collapsed in the third innings, managing only 91 runs. The hosts then chased down the target of 13 in just 11 balls.

Pakistan's Batting Collapse Hands Them An Embarrassing Defeat

Coming to the PAK vs BAN Test in Rawalpindi, Pakistan posted 448/6 in the first innings, largely thanks to Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 141 and an unbeaten 171, respectively. However, after declaring, Pakistan's fortunes took a turn for the worse. The bowling attack struggled to contain Bangladesh, who racked up a formidable 565 runs, gaining a lead of over 100. Contributions from Shadman (93), Mominul Haque (50), Mushfiqur Rahim (191), Litton Das (56), and Mehidy Hasan (77) were instrumental in Bangladesh's commanding total.

In the third innings of the match, Pakistan's batters faced a collapse and were bowled out for a meagre score of 146 runs, setting the target of just 30 runs for Bangladesh. Bangladesh openers  chased the target of 30 without losing a wicket thus winning the game by 10 wickets.