Overview
- Bangladesh sealed a 104-run victory on Tuesday, bowling Pakistan out for 163 while they chased 268 in the final session in Dhaka.
- Nahid Rana tore through the lower order with 5-40, removing key batters Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan to end Pakistan’s resistance.
- Bangladesh set up the result with 413 in the first innings and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 5-102, then declared at 240-9 to set a target that exploited a deteriorating surface.
- Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto earned player of the match with 101 and 87, while Pakistan debutant Azan Awais scored 103 and Abdullah Fazal top-scored with 66 in the chase.
- The win gives Bangladesh a 1-0 series lead, boosts their World Test Championship position, and sends the teams to the second Test in Sylhet with the hosts carrying momentum.