Pakistan misplaced the match, their first Check defeat towards Bangladesh, by 10 wickets.
“If there may be one workforce that may snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it is Pakistan. And it has change into the workforce’s popularity,” mentioned former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja on his YoutTube channel ‘Ramiz Speaks’.
Bangladesh, led by veteran Mushfiqur Rahim’s 191-run knock, piled up 565 runs in response to Pakistan’s first-innings whole of 448 for six to take a large lead. The house workforce’s batting line-up then needed to negotiate a couple of overs on day 4, which they did safely, and bat by means of day 5 to attract the match.
However they failed miserably, with spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz (four for 21) and Shakib Al Hasan (three for 44) placing the Pakistan batting in disarray.
“Ye pehli dafa nahi hua ke on fifth day of a Check match, Pakistan titar bitar ho gayi, parkhache ud gaye (it is not the primary time that the Pakistan workforce fell aside and was in tatters on the fifth day of a Check match),” Ramiz mentioned. “Typically batting flops, generally bowlers carry out poorly at essential junctures.”
The 1992 World Cup winner went on cite an instance kind the 2018 Check towards New Zealand within the UAE in related situations (as Rawalpindi), the place Pakistan needed to rating 175 runs to win on the fourth day however have been bowled out for 171 and misplaced by 4 runs regardless of taking a lead of round 90 runs within the first innings.
“Ajeeb-o-garib story ban jati hai jaise hello strain padta hai iss workforce me (the script takes a baffling flip each time this workforce is put underneath strain). There may be some major problem. Their perception system switches off each time there may be some strain, particularly the bowlers,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the batting order is “not technically geared up”
“When your prime three are struggling, the center order is so-so, solely (Mohammad) Rizwan has to come back and rating, you may have a protracted tail that does not know how you can bat, then you’ll lose to Bangladesh additionally,” he lamented.
Whereas Rameez congratulated the Bangladesh workforce for his or her maiden Check win over Pakistan, he mentioned the hosts “contributed” to the success of the guests.
“That is an enormous efficiency, congratulations to them,” mentioned Ramiz. “However Pakistan contributed to Bangladesh’s victory.”
“Choice kharab, spinners ke bagair aap chale gaye, uske baad fifth day pe seedhi saadhi pitch ke upar batting ghabrahat ka shikaar, lene ke dene pad gaye (poor alternatives, performed with out spinners, batsmen panicked and faltered on a easy monitor on the fifth day, paid dearly),” Ramiz added.
The second Check begins on the similar venue (Rawalpindi) on August 30.
