Bangladesh v Pakistan Test series
Chief adviser meets cricketers after 'historic success' in Pakistan
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the ministry of youth and sports, hailed the players for bringing success at a difficult time
Tigers sans Shakib to return home tonight
The triumphant Bangladesh cricket team will return home following their historic 2-0 Test series win against Pakistan tonight.
A triumph spurred by belief
“Belief is very important. Every single player believed that we can come back,” Shanto said at the post-match press conference.
Liton hails ‘team effort’ in historic Test series win
“If you want to win a Test match then you have to bat, bowl, and field well. You saw in the first Test, the catch Zakir [Hossain] took and the one I caught off Babar [Azam]…brought the momentum.” said Liton during the post-match presentation.
Today’s win feels particularly special: Mamo
Zakia Bari Mamo is passionate about cricket and football, with a particular fondness for Messi. She makes it a point to watch nearly every cricket match that Bangladesh plays.
Shanto lost for words after historic Pakistan series win
"We can't express feelings with words, we are really happy," said Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Bangladesh's ‘best Test success’: Bashar glorifies Pakistan win with 10 factors
“By far, this is our best Test series victory and Test performance,” said an excited Bashar soon after Bangladesh recorded a historic first-ever series win over Pakistan with a six-wicket victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi today.
‘I will never forget this moment’
In a message to the fans in Bangla, Miraz said that he will donate the prize money he won as the player-of-the-series to a rickshaw-pullers' family who recently lost his life after sustaining injuries during the student-led people's movement in Bangladesh.
Chief adviser congratulates Tigers on historic series win
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said Bangladesh national cricket team would be accorded a reception once it returns home
Bangladesh’s Tiger-like hunt in Pindi
On Sunday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh side presented one such spectacle when they defeated Pakistan in a Test match for the very first time.
Masood apologies to fans after defeat against Bangladesh
"We all are disappointed, the whole of Pakistan is disappointed," said Masood, who has lost all four matches as Test captain since being appointed last year.
Shanto dedicates historic Test win to protest victims
"We are paying tribute to the individuals who recently passed away in our nation during the protest and we are praying for their souls," Najmul said after his side's 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Rawalpindi.
‘Massive’, ‘Historic’: Shanto hails maiden Test win over Pakistan
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto termed the 10-wicket over Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Test as ‘massive’ and ‘historic’, and heaped praises on his players after completing their first ever victory over the Asian rivals in Tests.
Mushfiqur donates ‘player-of-the-match’ prize money to flood victims
Bangladesh made history by securing their first-ever Test victory over Pakistan, triumphing by 10 wickets in the opening match of the two-Test series.
Mushfiqur scales Asian summit
Mushfiqur yesterday reached another such mountaintop in the first of two Tests against hosts Pakistan, becoming the first Bangladesh player to score a Test century in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka -- hence conquering the Asian summit.
Mushfiqur becomes Bangladesh's leading scorer in away Tests
Mushfiqur Rahim overtook Tamim Iqbal as Bangladesh’s leading scorer in away Tests during the second session on Day 4 of the first Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Pakistan lose Ayub after Bangladesh take lead
Mushfiqur Rahim's marathon effort came to an end as the batter fell nine runs short of a double hundred as Bangladesh lost their seventh wicket for 528, leading Pakistan by 80 runs, in the final session on Day 4 of the first Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Mushfiqur’s role ‘most important’ in rare good day
Bangladesh batters had one of their better days in Pakistani conditions in the sweltering heat of Rawalpindi yesterday where a number of batters put their hands up to help the side reach 316 for five at stumps, 132 runs behind Pakistan’s first innings score.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Key stats
Bangladesh are yet to win a Test against Pakistan. The Tigers have played 13 matches against Pakistan and have lost 12, managing to draw a solitary match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna in 2015.