Pakistan recorded their biggest victory over Bangladesh in Bangladesh by winning the first Test match by an innings and 184 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdury Stadium, Chittagong, on Monday (December 12).
It was Pakistan’s second biggest victory over Bangladesh and fourth biggest overall in Test cricket. Pakistan’s biggest victory over Bangladesh is by an innings and 264 runs at Multan in 2001 while their innings and 178 runs victory at Dhaka in 2001-02 was the previous biggest in Bangladesh.
An innings and 184 runs defeat was Bangladesh’s 35th in Tests and their fourth against Pakistan. Sri Lanka have beaten Bangladesh the most number of times by an innings (7).
Nazimuddin’s 78 in 263 minutes off 186 balls with nine fours and two sixes was the fifth-highest score by a Bangladesh batsman on debut. The record is held by Aminul Islam who scored 145 in Bangladesh’s first Test against India in Dhaka in 2000.
Abdur Rehman became the 32nd Pakistani and 338th bowler overall to take 50 or more wickets in Tests. The slow left-arm orthodox bowler achieved this feat, in his 11th Test match, by dismissing Shakib Al Hasan, leg before in Bangladesh’s second innings. Abdur Rehman’s four-wicket haul is his fourth in Tests and his second outside home. He now has 52 wickets in 11 Tests at 31.11.
Pakistan’s victory was fifth in 11 matches under Misbah-ul-Haq. It was Pakistan’s fifth of the year so far. Their only loss came against the West Indies at Providence in May.
Younus Khan received his sixth man of the match award in 72 Test matches. It was his maiden such award in four Test matches against Bangladesh.