Bangladesh's Shadman Islam, second right, and Zakir Hasan, center, celebrates with teammates after winning first test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Amid political unrest in Dhaka and the rest of the nation, Bangladesh notched up a historic 10-wicket win after Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Sunday (August 25). The hosts collapsed to 146 all out on a dramatic final day of the first Test. Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, who was a member of parliament in the government of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, shared seven wickets after the pace bowlers mopped up the top order to give Bangladesh their maiden win in 14 Test matches against Pakistan. Openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam were unbeaten on 15 and 9, respectively, as Bangladesh reached 30-0 at the stroke of the tea interval for only their seventh away Test victory and their first since beating New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in January 2022.
Bangladesh's Shadman Islam, second right, and Zakir Hasan, center, celebrates with teammates after winning first test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bangladesh's Shadman Islam, left, and Zakir Hasan celebrates after winning first test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan reacts after his dismissal during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Mirza celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, center celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bangladesh's Litton Das, second left, celebrates with teammate after stump out to Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, right, during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.AP Photo/Anjum Naveed
Bangladesh's Nahid Rana bowls during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Pakistan's Babar Azam is bowled out by Bangladesh's Nahid Rana during the fifth day of first cricket test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.