Bangladesh achieve historic first with 104-run win in Dhaka; Updated WTC 2025-27 Standings after BAN vs PAK 1st Test
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 104 runs in the first Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Pacer Nahid Rana took five wickets as Bangladesh clinched a historic 104-run win over Pakistan in Dhaka on Tuesday. This is the first-ever time that Bangladesh have beaten Pakistan at home in a Test match.
Following their win, Bangladesh have climbed to from eighth place to sixth in the updated World Test Championship (WTC) standings. Pakistan, who were in fifth place before the first Test, have now slipped to seventh place.
Bangladesh have a win percentage of 44.44, whereas Pakistan's win percentage reads 33.33.
Updated WTC 2025-27 standings after BAN vs PAK 1st Test
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS (Australia) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 87.50 |
| 2 | NZ (New Zealand) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 77.78 |
| 3 | SA (South Africa) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 4 | SL (Sri Lanka) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 5 | IND (India) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 6 | BAN (Bangladesh) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 44.44 |
| 7 | PAK (Pakistan) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.33 |
| 8 | ENG (England) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 31.67 |
| 9 | WI (West Indies) | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.17 |
How the first Test turned out to be
Pakistan were set a target of 268 on the fifth and final day of the first Test on Tuesday, after Bangladesh declared their second innings at 240/9.
The visitors, however, were never really clinical in their run chase. Just before lunch, Taskin Ahmed got rid of Imam-ul-Haq for two runs, but Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal forged 54 runs for the second wicket off 67 balls.
In the 13th over, the momentum was broken once again as Awais was dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. To make matters worse, Pakistan lost their skipper Shan Masood, who was edged and caught by Litton Das off Nahid Rana’s delivery.
There was a ray of hope when Salman Ali Agha and Abdullah Fazal forged a 51-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but Pakistan needed a partnership which was much more than that.
The visitors needed someone who could hang in the middle to help and salvage out at least a draw, but that wasn’t meant to be as Bangladesh had other plans.
Abdullah Fazal, in fact, was Pakistan’s lone fighter, as he scored 66 runs from 113 balls. Once the No.3 batter was dismissed in the 32nd over, Pakistan were 119/4, and they began collapsing like nine pins.
The only partnership between Fazal’s dismissal and the end of the innings that gave Pakistan some hope was a 31-run stand between Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel for the sixth wicket.
Nahid Rana, with figures of 5/40 was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers. Taskin Ahmed finished with figures of 2/40, whereas Mehidy Hasan Miraz registered figures of 1/47. Taijul Islam registered figures of 2/22.
Bangladesh had won the toss and opted to bat first. The hosts rode on a stellar century from Najmul Hossain Shanto to post 413 in the first innings. In their first innings reply, Pakistan managed to post 386 on the board, meaning that Bangladesh had a 27-run lead heading to the second innings.
In the second innings, several Bangladesh batters got starts but failed to convert. However, Mominul Haque (56) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (87) forged a 105-run stand that proved pivotal in the hosts reaching 240/9.
Najmul Hossain Shanto on Bangladesh's win
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was declared the Player of the Match for his brilliance with the bat.
"Yes, really happy and proud of all the guys, the way we played, especially this Test match, really happy and we have been working hard over the last few months, so really happy the way we played," he said at the presentation ceremony.
"I didn't know that, but it was a really great experience and I feel very proud of the way we played. Slowly, we are getting better in Test cricket. So that is one thing we always wanted to achieve, so I'm really happy with the way we played," he added, when asked about if he was aware about Bangladesh's historic feat.
The two teams will next lock horns in the second and final Test in Sylhet from 16 May.