Rawalpindi: A stunning bowling effort from Yasir Shah and Naseem Shah helped Pakistan beat Bangladesh by an innings and 44 runs in the first Test of the two-match series at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. The Bangladeshi team started the day four on 126/6 with needing another 86 runs to avoid an innings defeat.

It was only a matter of time on the fourth morning after Naseem Shah's hat-trick set it up the third day (Sunday) as Bangladesh they could add score just 42 runs before getting all-out for 168 runs in their second innings.

On day three, Naseem turned the entire game as he took wickets of Najmul Hossain Shanto (38), Taijul Islam (0) and Mahmudullah (0) in the final minutes of the evening session. Not only that, the 16-year-old Shah also became the youngest bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.


Fluent tons from Babar Azam and Shan Masood had powered Pakistan to 445 runs in their first innings. They had earned a first-innings lead of 222 runs in reply to Bangladesh's 233. The second match will be played in Karachi from April 5 to 9.

Brief Scores: Bangladesh: 233 and 168 all out (Mominul Haque 41, Najmul Hossain Shanto 38; Naseem Shah 4/26, Yasir Shah 4/58); Pakistan: 445 all out (Babar Azam 143, Shan Masood 100, Abu Jayed 3/86, Rubel Hossain 3/113)