Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket teams are one of most popular Asian teams. Matches between these teams gave some iconic moments and memories to their fans. Till now Pakistan have dominated Bangladesh on the cricket ground. But in the recent test series Bangladesh surprised every cricket fan by their extraordinary performance. They outperformed Pakistan and won the series by 2-0. The most surprising thing was Bangladesh was the guest team and Pakistan cricket team had the advantage of home. So, In this article we’ll have a look at the Pakistan national cricket team vs Bangladesh national cricket team match scorecard. To find the reason behind this painful loss of Pakistan.
Rivalry Of Bangladesh Cricket Team And Pakistan Cricket Team
Rivalry between these two teams haven’t been so aggressive and controversial. Even in winning the matches Pakistan is way ahead from Bangladesh. In total 35 matches Bangladesh only have won 5 matches against Pakistan. And out of 15 test matches they only fetched 2 matches from Pakistan. And those two matches are the matches we have mentioned above.
Pakistan National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Of 2nd Test
Bangladesh started their tour of Pakistan by winning the 1st test of the test series. Bangladesh completely dominated Pakistan in the 1st match of the series at Rawalpindi cricket stadium. They ended their campaign by white washing the Pakistan cricket team in the test series. Have a look at the Pakistan national cricket team vs Bangladesh national cricket team match scorecard of the 2nd test match.
The cricket stadium was full of the fans cheering for the home team Pakistan. It was expected that Pakistan would take their revenge in the 1st test. Bangladesh won the Toss and invited Pakistan to bat first.
Pakistan 1st Innings
Bangladesh bowlers gave a huge shock to Pakistan’s intention of revenge. When they got Shafique as first wicket in 1st over. After losing 1st wicket Pak batters have built a good and strong partnership of 107 runs. But after this partnership the wickets fell at regular intervals of time. And Pak got all out on the score of 274
Bangladesh 1st innings
In retaliation Bangladesh tried to start their innings slowly. But Pak bowlers pick their prey in the early stage of the innings. They downed 6 batsmen at a score of 26. Then a good partnership from Ban side made the comeback for Bangladesh. But after their departure Ban didn’t get far and lost the last two wickets at the score of 262. Bangladesh trailed by 12 runs.
Pakistan 2nd innings
Same story repeated here Pak lost early wickets. Batters tried to build partnerships but can’t take it to the end. The bowlers of Ban were killing the stage with their outstanding bowling performance. And wrap up Pak for only 172 runs. The target was 185 for Bangladesh to chase down.
Bangladesh 2nd innings
This time Ban batters came on the ground with commitment to finish the match. The 58 runs opening partnership gave a good start to Bangladesh. And after this they lost some wickets but easily chased down the target with 6 wickets in hand.
Highlights From Bangladesh Tour Of Pakistan
The Bangladeshi bowler got his first prey in the first over of the innings, silencing all the cheering of Pakistani fans. After that fans witnessed some promising partnerships and crucial knocks from Pak side. And when Pakistan re-enter on the ground for bowling. They showed their intention of revenge and attack. Pak bowlers demolished the Ban batting side completely, until ‘Litton Das’ and ‘Mehndi Hasan’ came to ground as the saviors for Bangladesh. Litton Das scored centuries and departed at 138 after stabilizing his team.
In 2 innings of Pak’s batting, bowlers of Bangladesh completely dominated them and wrapped them up under 200.
Pakistan National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Of 1st Test
The first test match of the series was a tough match for the bowlers. A scoring match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was bliss for the eyes of every cricket supporter. Ban won this match in the second innings. By the crucial innings of ‘Mushfiqur Rahim’ of 191 runs and ‘Shadman Islam’ of 93 runs. Whereas from Pakistan ‘Mohammad Rizwan’ scored 171 runs and ‘Saud Shakeel’ scored 141 runs. But they failed to put Pakistan on the winning side.
Key Players From Pakistan National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Some players gave one of the best cricketing performances. Even Pakistan lost the series by 2-0 but some of the players from Pak team performed really well and showed their commitment towards cricket.
Pakistan
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Saud Shakeel
- Khurram Shahzad
Bangladesh
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Litton Das
- Hasan Mahmud
- Shadman Islam
Player Of The Series
Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the player of the series for his extraordinary all-round performance. In the 2nd test he took 5 wickets in an inning and played a crucial knock of 78 runs.
Conclusion
For a long time Pakistan cricket team dominated in the games against Bangladesh. But this Pakistan national cricket team vs Bangladesh national cricket team match scorecard shows the change in this rivalry now. Bangladesh not only won their first test series against Pakistan, They done it in style by white wash Pakistan in the series. That could be the beginning of a golden cricket era for Bangladesh. In upcoming matches they have India as their opponent. They have to perform well to continue the rhythm of winning.
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