Twitter Reactions: Pakistan skittle Bangladesh out to 1-0 series lead

At the fag end of Day three, Naseem Shah ran riot with a Test hat-trick against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. Prior to the fourth day’s play, the writing was pretty much on the walls for the Tigers. It took a mere 17.5 overs for Pakistan to bowl Bangladesh out and win by an innings and 44 runs. Subsequently, they took a 1-0 lead in the series and also added 60 points to the Test championship.

Shaheen Afridi starts the carnage

Bangladesh got off to the worst possible start on the penultimate day. Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi got rid of the well-set Mominul Haque in the very first over of the day. Mominul started with a boundary before being trapped in front by Shaheen. The Tigers’ captain used the DRS, but to no avail. Haque was Bangladesh’s top scorer in the innings with 41 off 93, laced with five fours.

Rubel Hossain tried to stave off the bowling and played out 26 balls. But it was only a matter of time after which Mohammad Abbas pinned him. Meanwhile, Liton Das showed some fight in the middle. He looked at ease in the first innings and looked in ominous touch even in the second. Nevertheless, he was seeming to fight a losing cause. He scored 29 off 59 with the help of four fours and one six.

Yasir Shah wraps things up

Liton got going with a boundary off Abbas and then he tried to take on Yasir Shah, smashing him for a six over the deep mid-wicket. But he played one shot too many and fell prey to the sweep shot itself. The on-field umpire gave him not out, but Pakistan resorted to taking the DRS. Replays showed that the ball was crashing on to the leg and middle-stump and the decision was reversed.

Shah remained wickeless in the first innings and the wicket would have given him a lot of confidence. Thereafter, the tweaker cleaned up Abu Jayed Rahi to seal the fate of the encounter. Jayed went for a wild slog and Asad Shafiq took a good catch, running backwards. With the victory, Pakistan are placed fourth in the table in the Championship and are six points behind England.

Here is how Twitterati reacted to Pakistan’s victory: –

Naseem Shah – a Test hat-trick at the age of 16. The boy is special #Cricket #PAKvBAN

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 9, 2020

Naseem Shah … HAT-TRICK in Test cricket aged 16 !!!!!!!!! #PAKvBAN …

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 9, 2020

Pakistan win by an innings and 44 runs!

It was only a matter of time on the fourth morning after Naseem Shah's hat-trick set it up the previous day!#PAKvBAN SCORECARD: https://t.co/RUiGxTE1nB pic.twitter.com/PaGu3CfBy7

— ICC (@ICC) February 10, 2020

5th time a Pakistani bowler has taken a Test hat-trick:

Wasim Akram 2 times
Abdul Razzaq
Mohammad Sami
Naseem Shah#Cricket #PAKvBAN

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 9, 2020

Welcome back @Shah64Y! Long time coming! Well done Pakistan! This is how home teams build fortresses. Hopefully the sweet taste of success wont make this young lot go bonkers! #PAKvBAN

— Sohaib Furqan (@sfurqan92) February 10, 2020

Five wickets in the match ✔️
Hat-trick ✔️
Man of the Match ✔️
Well done @iNaseemShah 👏#PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/XJVgHYpn2T

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 10, 2020

Updated World Test Championship points table after the conclusion of the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh #PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/dKIeZ5LgVf

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 10, 2020

Question at the press conference.

"What's your feeling that Bangladesh is like Pakistan's younger brother isn't it?"

Tamim Iqbal referring to the current scorecard "you don't treat your younger brother like this"#PAKvBAN

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 9, 2020

Pakistan's first Test win at Rawalpindi since 1997

Pakistan's first Test win by an innings in Pakistan since 2005; against England at Lahore

5 of Bangladesh's past 6 Tests have been lost by an innings

7 of Bangladesh's past 8 away Tests have been lost by an innings#PAKvBAN

— ravi singh (@Imravi_singh07) February 10, 2020

7 out of Pakistan's last 10 test matches have ended within 4 days

ICC: We're thinking of introducing 4 day tes-
Pakistan: Hold my 🍺#Pakistan #cricket #icc #PAKvBAN

— Cricket Musings (@CricketMusings) February 10, 2020

Fawad Alam smiling and jumping in joy after the win despite not getting a chance he deserves tells what gem of a person he is. #PAKvBAN

— Zahoor Raza (@XahoorRaza) February 10, 2020

Innings win for teams at Rawalpindi :
inns & 131 runs for IND v PAK 2004
inns & 99 runs for AUS v PAK 1998
inns & 44 runs for PAK v BAN 2020*
inns & 29 runs for PAK v WI 1997
inns & 13 runs for PAK v NZ 1996#PAKvBAN #PAKvsBAN

— Shashikant Singh (@shashi_CB) February 10, 2020

Pakistan's first Test win at Rawalpindi since 1997

Pakistan's first Test win by an innings in Pakistan since 2005; against England at Lahore

5 of Bangladesh's past 6 Tests have been lost by an innings

7 of Bangladesh's past 8 away Tests have been lost by an innings#PAKvBAN

— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab) February 10, 2020