Bangladesh is on the verge of creating history, it will win the Test series against Pakistan for the first time
PAK vs BAN 2nd Test: The second match of the two-match series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s second innings was limited to just 172 runs, due to which Bangladesh has now got a target of 185 runs in the second innings to win. If Bangladesh is successful in winning this match under the captaincy of Nazmul Shanto, then it will create history. Let us tell you that till date Bangladesh team has not won any test series against Pakistan.
The first day of the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was washed out by rain. After that, the pitch has helped the fast bowlers a lot. So far, a total of 30 wickets have fallen in the match, out of which 22 have been taken by fast bowlers. Let us remind you that Bangladesh has depth in batting, so this team would like to create history by finishing this Test match on the fourth day itself.
After losing 6 wickets for 26 runs in the first innings, Mehdi Hasan (78) and Liton Das (138) brought the team back into the match with a huge partnership of 165 runs for the seventh wicket. By the time of tea break on the fourth day, Bangladesh has scored 37 runs in 6 overs without losing any wicket. Now it needs only 148 runs to win.
Bangladesh on the verge of making history
The first bilateral Test series between Bangladesh and Pakistan was held in the year 2002. After that, 6 series have been played between the two teams, but Pakistan has emerged victorious every time. In the current series, Bangladesh won the first match by 10 wickets. In that encounter, declaring the innings at a score of 448 runs proved very costly for the Pakistan team.
Pakistan was heavily criticized for that defeat and poor bowling was especially blamed for the defeat. In this series, Babar Azam has also been in the news because he has scored only 64 runs in 4 innings of 2 matches.