Reasons behind Pakistan defeat in first test against Bangladesh
Reasons behind Pakistan defeat in first test against Bangladesh, The first test match at Rawalpindi saw Bangladesh defeated the hosts by ten wickets, which is shocking news for team Pakistan and their fans.
Playing at their home venue, Pakistan failed to take advantage of both home surface and 448 first innings total and lost the game in overcalculation.
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This marked Pakistan’s first ever defeat against Bangladesh in red-ball cricket history. Let’s look at the reasons behind Pakistan’s loss against Bangladesh in first test.
Overconfident Decision
A perfect start ended on a disastrous note due to team Pakistan’s overconfident decision of declaring the innings despite their one of main batter at the middle at was on 171.
Their calculation of declaring the first innings at 448 to invite the visitors bat for at least the final one hour on second day not only backfired but cost them the game.
Batting Failure
Pakistan was way ahead in the game when they were batting in first innings despite a top-order collapse. All credits to their 448 goes to Saud Shakeel’s 141 and Mohammad Rizwan’s 171*.
Things again did not fall in line for the Pakistani batters, who failed in first innings, not managed to show this charisma in second innings as well. Saud Shakeel also joined their party. It was Rizwan’s 51 that helped them pass the loss by an innings test.
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Top batters like Babar Azam and Shan Masood scored 22 and 20, respectively, in both innings.
Less appealing bowling line-up
Despite fielded with their best bowling line-up, which included Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, Pakistan leaked 565 runs in the first innings and gave visitors an edge in the game.
This defeat puts a massive dent on Pakistan’s WTC 2025 final chances as they slipped from sixth to eighth on the WTC standings.
