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Pakistan opening batters Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique smashed individual half-centuries to help visitors register an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram.
Bangladesh scored 157/10 and gave the target📖 of 203 runs in the second innings, which was easily gunned down by Pakistan. Ali scored 91 off 148 balls, and Shafique made 73 off 129 balls to En route Pakistan to victor𒀰y.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first. With the help of wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das century (114 off 233) and batter Mushfiqur Rahim solid 91 off 225, Bangl🌸adesh managed♒ to put a solid total of 330/10 on board in the first innings.
Pakistan’s Pacer Hasan Ali ripped apart the batting line-up of the host a൩nd took a five-wicket haul in the fir🍃st innings.
In response, Pakistan’s Ali and Shafique gave a flying start and made a partnership of 146 runs for the opening wicket. In the 58th over of the first innings, Bangladesh pacer Taijul Islam clinched two wickets. He sent back Shafique (52 off 166), who was looking in a brilliant form, and Azhar Ali on duck.
ಞTaijul continued thܫrashing the batting line-up of the visitors and restricted them to 286/10. Taijul outstanding balling clinched him a seven-wicket haul for Bangladesh.
In the second innings, Bangladesh were bowled out for a total of 157 runs. Again, Das played a promising knock and scored a half-century for his team. Rest batting line surrendered in front of Pakistan’s pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. He took a five-wicket haul with an economy of 2.10 for😼 Pakistan.
Abid Ali was adjudged as the ‘Player of the Matc๊h’ awꦫard for his outstanding performance.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
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— Babar Azam (@babarazam258)
Congratulations Pakistan!🇵🇰👏🙌
Pakistan win Chattogram Test by eight wickets, take 1-0 lead i♛n two-𒆙match series.— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Bangladesh lost by 8 wickets.
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers)
Pakistan seale🍎d a convincing eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh to gain some crucial points 👏 report 𒆙👇
— ICC (@ICC)
Test victories are always sweet!
Good job guys. Wish Abid got that twin hun꧋dred to𒈔o..— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
Alhamdulillah! 👍It’s always great to start a series off on 🐻a winning note. Well played team, especially and . Eyes on the next one now✌🏼
— Fawad Alam (@iamfawadalam25)
Skipper Babar Azam is happy with the way h💛is team has responded in the first Test 🙌
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk)
