Pakistan cricket staff witnessed their first-ever defeat in opposition to Bangladesh in red-ball cricket historical past after shedding the opening Take a look at match of the collection on Sunday, August 25. Mushfiqur’s huge century overpowered Mohammad Rizwan’s heroics in Rawalpindi as Bangladesh thrashed Pakistan by 10 wickets.
Rizwan recorded his highest Take a look at rating of 171* within the first innings to assist Pakistan declare on 448 after which displayed his batting expertise once more within the second innings with a fifty. Rizwan top-scored in each innings however lacked assist from his teammates to keep away from a defeat.
Pakistan witnessed their first-ever 10-wicket defeat in Assessments at house however Rizwan entered the historical past books for his spectacular innings throughout the primary Take a look at match. Rizwan scored 222 in two innings to interrupt Taslim Arif’s all-time report for probably the most runs by a Pakistani wicketkeeper in a Take a look at match. Solely three Pakistani wicketkeepers have managed to attain 200-plus runs in a Take a look at match.
Most runs by a wicketkeeper in a Take a look at match for Pakistan
- 222 (171* & 51) – Mohammad Rizwan vs Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, 2024
- 210 (210* & DNB) – Taslim Arif vs Australia, Faisalabad, 1980
- 209 (209 & 0) – Imtiaz Ahmed vs New Zealand, Lahore, 1955
- 197 (150 & 47*) – Rashid Latif vs West Indies, Sharjah, 2002
- 196 (78 & 118) -Sarfaraz Ahmed vs West Indies, Karachi, 2023
After smashing 171* off 239 balls within the first innings, he additionally set a brand new report for the very best rating in a Take a look at innings by a wicketkeeper in World Take a look at Championship historical past. He broke India’s Rishabh Pant’s report of 146 runs in opposition to England in 2022.
The 32-year-old now boasts a 40-plus common throughout all codecs of worldwide cricket as he proved his price in red-ball cricket after his outstanding consistency in ODIs and T20Is within the final couple of years.
