Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1st Test 2026: Nahid Rana 5/40, History at Mirpur, Pakistan Docked 8 WTC Points

Bangladesh vs Pakistan — 1st Test Match Report: Nahid Rana Ends It, History Is Made, Pakistan Hit With WTC Penalty

Q: Has Bangladesh ever beaten Pakistan in a Test match at home before this? No. The 1st Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on May 8–12, 2026 was Bangladesh's first-ever Test win against Pakistan on home soil. It is also their third consecutive Test win against Pakistan — they won the 2024 series 2-0. Bangladesh are now three from three against Pakistan in Tests since 2024.

Q: What happened to Pakistan's WTC points after the match? Pakistan were docked eight ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate during the match. That penalty, added to the 104-run defeat, left Pakistan's WTC 2025-27 campaign in serious trouble heading into the second Test.

The Match in Brief

Bangladesh 413 & 240/9d beat Pakistan 386 & 163 by 104 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka — May 8–12, 2026 Toss: Pakistan elected to bowl

Day by Day

Day 1 — Bangladesh Build

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first in hazy, humid conditions in Dhaka. The pitch was flat. Swing was favourable early. Pakistan's new ball bowlers could not capitalise.

Bangladesh lost early wickets — Mahmudul Hasan Joy went at 6.1 overs (fall of wicket at 18), Shadman Islam at 10.1 overs (31) — but Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque steadied the innings with a 170-run partnership. Shanto, batting as captain, moved to 101 by the end of the day. Bangladesh closed well-positioned on their way to 413.

Day 2 — Bangladesh Finish, Pakistan Fight Back

Bangladesh continued to pile on runs in the morning session. Mushfiqur Rahim contributed a patient 71 to anchor the lower middle order. The fall of wickets confirmed the innings picture: Shanto 201 at 3rd wicket down, Mominul at 276 (4th), Litton Das 338 (5th), Mehidy Hasan Miraz 354 (6th). Pakistan eventually wrapped up the innings at 413 — an imposing total on this surface.

Pakistan's response was commanding. Azan Awais and Imam-ul-Haq put on 106 for the first wicket — a century opening stand that neutralised Bangladesh's bowlers and shifted momentum firmly. Imam departed at 21.6 overs, caught behind, but Awais pressed on. By stumps, Pakistan were 179/1, with Awais unbeaten on 85 alongside Abdullah Fazal on 37.

The debutant Awais had completely settled in.

Day 3 — Pakistan Level, Awais Makes History

Awais converted his overnight 85 into a century — his maiden Test hundred on debut. He was eventually bowled by Mehidy Hasan Miraz for a well-crafted score, undone by a delivery that held its line before sliding into the stumps. Pakistan built to 386 all out — a deficit of just 27 runs. The match had swung completely back. Mehidy Hasan Miraz took five wickets in the first innings to limit Pakistan's lead ambitions.

Abdullah Fazal, also on debut, scored a half-century in the first innings — making him the sixth Pakistan batter to score fifties in both innings of his debut Test.

Bangladesh began their second innings under pressure — needing to set a target while not squandering the advantage. They lost early wickets again, but Shanto, already on 101 from the first innings, came back out and played what would have been one of the great Test innings of the year. He made 87 in the second innings — falling to a Noman Ali lbw off a reverse sweep when just 13 short of what would have been his second hundred of the match. Shanto narrowly missed becoming only the fourth batter in history — after Sunil Gavaskar, Ricky Ponting, and David Warner — to score twin hundreds in a Test on three separate occasions.

Mominul Haque scored 56 in the second innings. Hasan Ali took 3/52 for Pakistan. Bangladesh eventually declared at 240/9 — setting Pakistan a target of 268 to win.

Day 4 — Pakistan Cling On

Pakistan chased grimly. Abdullah Fazal, on debut, batted with extraordinary composure and reached his second half-century of the match — 66 off 113 balls, with eleven fours — before Taijul Islam trapped him with a ball that spun sharply into his defensive prod. The TV umpire confirmed the dismissal.

Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan were obdurate, defending with determination, and at times it looked as though Pakistan might bat out the day and save the match. Bangladesh needed something special.

Day 5 — Nahid Rana Tears Through Pakistan

It arrived in the final session.

Nahid Rana — the youngest member of the Bangladesh squad — produced one of the great spells of fast bowling in recent Test cricket. He finished with 5 for 40 from 9.5 overs. He removed Shan Masood first, then Saud Shakeel, then Mohammad Rizwan to break the partnership that had been holding Pakistan together. Once that stand was broken, the lower order was a formality.

Taskin Ahmed took two wickets. Taijul Islam took two. Mehidy, who had already taken a five-for in the first innings, chipped in with one more.

Nahid Rana delivered the final blow — a short ball that Shaheen Shah Afridi could only fend to short leg. Pakistan reviewed it. It was clearly glove. Bangladesh had won by 104 runs.

Their third consecutive Test win against Pakistan. Their first Test win against Pakistan at home. History made at Mirpur.

Key Performances

Nahid Rana — Bangladesh — 5/40 (2nd innings) The decisive spell of the match. In the final session of a Test that had been in the balance for five days, Rana's pace and bounce removed Pakistan's most important batters. The stat line — 5/40 from 9.5 overs — does not fully capture how he dismantled the chase. He was the difference.

Najmul Hossain Shanto — Bangladesh — 101 & 87 The captain led from the front across both innings. His first-innings century steadied Bangladesh when they were two down early. His 87 in the second, setting the target, gave Bangladesh the platform to declare. He missed history — twin hundreds in a Test for the third time — by 13 runs.

Azan Awais — Pakistan — century on debut On his Test debut, Awais walked in as an opener and made a century. He was composed, technically correct, and showed the temperament that Pakistan's red-ball batting has been crying out for. His first innings hundred kept Pakistan in the match. His second-innings dismissal for 15 — bowled by Mehidy in the second over — ended Pakistan's last hope early on Day 5.

Abdullah Fazal — Pakistan — 50s in both innings on debut Only the sixth Pakistan batter to score half-centuries in both innings of a debut Test. His 66 in the fourth innings, resisting for long periods alongside Rizwan, was the best innings from a Pakistan batter on Day 5. He is now the sixth Pakistan batter to achieve fifties in both innings of his debut Test.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz — Bangladesh — 5 wickets (1st innings) The experienced off-spinner took five wickets in the first innings to restrict Pakistan and prevent them from building a significant first-innings lead. His wicket of Awais in the second innings also proved critical early on the final day.

The Squads

Bangladesh XI

Pakistan XI

Scorecard Summary

Bangladesh 1st Innings: 413 | Batter | Score | | Mahmudul Hasan Joy | 18 | | Shadman Islam | 13 | | Najmul Hossain Shanto | 101 | | Mominul Haque | 75 | | Mushfiqur Rahim | 71 | | Litton Das | 62 | | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 16 |

Fall of wickets: 18, 31, 201, 276, 338, 354, 378, 380, 384, 413

Pakistan 1st Innings: 386 | Batter | Score | | Imam-ul-Haq | 43 | | Azan Awais | 100+ | | Abdullah Fazal | 50+ | | Salman Ali Agha | 25+ | | Mohammad Rizwan | 27+ |

Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5 wickets (1st innings)

Bangladesh 2nd Innings: 240/9d | Batter | Score | | Najmul Hossain Shanto | 87 | | Mominul Haque | 56 |

Hasan Ali 3/52 Bangladesh declared — target set: 268

Pakistan 2nd Innings: 163 | Batter | Score | | Abdullah Fazal | 66 | | Salman Ali Agha | 26 |

Nahid Rana 5/40 | Taskin Ahmed 2 wkts | Taijul Islam 2 wkts | Mehidy 1 wkt

What This Means

Pakistan are in crisis. Three consecutive Test losses to Bangladesh. Eight WTC points deducted for slow over-rate on top of the defeat. The comment from ESPNcricinfo was blunt: "The 1960s were wretched for Pakistan, the late 2000s awful. Right now might be worst of all."

Shan Masood acknowledged the failings clearly: too many extras, too many collapses at key moments, failing to put the opposition away when the game was there to be won. His two debutants — Awais and Fazal — were the positives. Both performed beyond expectation. Both will be back.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, were measured and brilliant. Shanto's captaincy. Rana's pace. Mehidy's control. A declaration made with belief. The second Test in Sylhet is next.