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Pakistan test cricketers criticized at home after debacle against Bangladesh

Pakistan’s embarrassing test series whitewash against Bangladesh has been heavily criticized at home. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s embarrassing test series whitewash against Bangladesh has been heavily criticized at home, with former captain Ramiz Raja calling for an explanation from red-ball captain Shan Masood and senior players.“Pakistan cricket sunk in Bay of Bengal,” read a headline in leading Urdu language newspaper Daily Jang on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.Bangladesh jumped three places to No. 4 in the ICC World Test Championship with back-to-back victories against Pakistan, which is lying at No. 8 just above last-placed West Indies.Masood blamed lack of fitness and long gaps between test matches among the reasons for the debacle against Bangladesh as he suffered a second suc...

3Sep

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Hurting, a bad sign: Pakistan legends lambast team after 0-2 series defeat against Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Najmul Hossain Shanto holds trophy after winning the test cricket series against Pakistan at a ceremony, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on September 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan cricket reached its lowest ebb on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) while nosediving to a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the second Test in Rawalpindi, and the stalwarts termed the 0-2 series defeat as “hurting.” It was Pakistan’s sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten their neighbours in a Test and series.“It is hurting that our cricket has come to this stage. Bangladesh deserve credit for their disciplined performances. But the way our batting has collapsed in this series is a bad sign,” former Test captain Javed Miandad said.The secon...

3Sep

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PAK vs BAN Test series: Bangladesh thrashes Pakistan in second Test to clinch historic series win

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Tuesday (September 3, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh thrashed Pakistan in the second Test during the two-match Test series in Rawalpindi on Tuesday (September 4, 2024). Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by six wickets. It was a historic series win for Bangladesh which has some political crisis back home. Interestingly this was Bangaldesh’s first Test series win against Pakistan.It was indeed a commanding performance from the Bangladesh cricket team that too against a mighty Pakistani side. This Test series is part of the World Test Championship. In the first Test, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets to clinch their first Test win in 14 years. Bangladesh Make...

2Sep

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PAK vs BAN second Test: Rain halts Bangladesh’s bid for clean sweep after Pakistan’s batters falter

Ground staff cover the pitch after game stop due to bad light during the fourth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on September 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Rain halted Bangladesh's bid for a clean sweep against Pakistan after young pace bowlers Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana rattled the hosts for 172 on Day 4 in the second test on Monday (September 2, 2024).Bangladesh had scampered to 42-0 in seven overs before bad light, followed by rain, allowed only one over of play in the final session on Day 4. The tourists will be needing another 143 runs for a rare test series win away from home.Bangladesh has won just one bilateral test series outside home — beating the West Indies in 2009 — but won the first test by 10 wickets for its first ever...

25Aug

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PAK vs BAN first Test: Mehidy and Shakib lead Bangladesh to maiden Pakistan Test win

Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Mirza celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan during the fifth day of the first Test, in Rawalpindi on August 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took seven wickets between them to secure Bangladesh’s maiden win over Pakistan in five-day cricket, a stunning 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Rawalpindi on Sunday (August 25, 2024). Mehidy grabbed 4-21 and Shakib 3-44 to trigger a Pakistan collapse on the fifth day, with the home side dismissed for 146 runs in 55.5 overs. That left Bangladesh a target of just 30 runs, which openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam reached in 6.3 overs. Zakir (15) hit the winning boundary, with Shadman at the other end unbeaten on nine, as their squad celebrated a mem...

24Aug

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PAK vs BAN first Test: Mushfiqur and Mehidy nullify Pakistan’s pace as Bangladesh takes lead

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim (left) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrate during the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on August 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Mushfiqur Rahim dug in to score a superb 191 and share a record stand with Mehidy Hasan Miraz as Bangladesh nullified Pakistan's pace attack in the first test on Saturday. Mushfiqur's 11th test hundred, and first against Pakistan, came in more than 8-1/2 hours and lifted Bangladesh to 565 all out on Day 4. It was Bangladesh's third highest score away from home, as Pakistan's ploy to go with four fast bowlers failed to work on a greenish wicket that eased considerably for batting. Pakistan, which made 448-6 declared in its first innings, lost opener Saim Ayub early in its second and was 23-1 at stumps, trailing by...