Again after 15 years, Bangladesh is standing in front of a new achievement

Again after 15 years, Bangladesh is standing in front of a new achievement

Sports Desk
Sports Desk

Published: 09:08 3 September 2024

The two captains of Bangladesh are moving slowly. A former Another present. Former captain Muminul Haque captained the historic victory against New Zealand at Mt Manganui. And the current captain Nazmul Hussain brought Shanto the first test win against Pakistan. Bangladesh are looking at the bat of these two with a target of 185 runs on the 5th day in the Rawalpindi Test.

Till this report, Bangladesh has touched the party century. 15 runs in front of Bangladesh and 6 wickets in hand. After that, Bangladesh will win two consecutive Tests outside the country for the first time since 2009. Besides, this will be the third Test series win for Bangladesh outside the country. Bangladesh won against West Indies in 2009 and Zimbabwe in 2021.

In 2009, Bangladesh won the series 2-0 against West Indies at their home ground. Shakib Al Hasan became the first captain of the service in Tiger Cricket. Bangladesh crossed the target of 215 runs by scoring 96 runs in Grenada. Which is the most run-chasing victory for Bangladesh so far.

Since then, the Tigers have won 6 more Tests outside the country but have never won consecutively. Besides, Bangladesh won three consecutive Tests against Zimbabwe in 2014 on the country's soil. Then again in 2018, the Tigers won two consecutive matches against the West Indies.

Nothing too difficult is waiting for Bangladesh to whitewash the opponent for the fourth time in their history. Zakir scored 58 runs for the team and another opener Sadman returned for 70 runs. The two openers scored runs in 10 overs and crossed the 50 mark. After that, however, there is a problem. Zakir returned with a personal 40 run bowled by Mir Hamzar. Zakir misses the line on a good length ball that goes out with light movement. Bangladesh's opening pair of 58 runs was broken.

Captain Nazmul Hossain has come to the crease. Both Sadman and Shanta are playing slowly. Although Sadman got a life in between. Even if caught at slip, it failed. But he could not make use of the life he got. Shaan Masood caught while playing a soft shot at mid-off. Khurram gets his first wicket.

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