BAN vs PAK 1st Test Highlights - Mirpur (08 May 2026)

Floated, full and on off, Hasan Ali taps it to the off side.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Hasan Ali tucks it a bit uppishly but well wide of short leg.

Flatter, full and on off, Hasan Ali gets forward and fends it away.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Hasan Ali defends it on the front foot.

OUT! LBW! Taijul Islam gets his second now, and Bangladesh are inching closer to the win. This is the arm ball, full and on middle, goes with the arm. Hasan Ali gets stuck in his crease trying to work it across the line, but plays down the wrong line, getting hit on the back pad. There is a massive shout for LBW, and the finger goes up instantly. However, Ali takes the review but this looks plumb. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball hitting the leg stump.

Quicker and shorter, outside off, Shaheen Afridi tries to guide it away but misses.

FOUR! Streaky! Back of a length and on off, nips back in, Noman Ali looks to push it away but gets an inside edge past the diving keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Short of a length and on off, holds its line, Noman Ali has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Beaten! Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and swinging it away from the batter. Noman Ali looks to defend it, but the ball whistles past the outside edge.

OUT! LBW! Excellent review from Bangladesh. Another big shout for LBW, not given this time! Nahid Rana lands this on the in-between length, on middle, jags back in a long way. Noman Ali stays in his crease and tries to play at that, but does so down the wrong line. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and hits the kneeroll of the back pad. Najmul Hossain Shanto has a long chat with his players and takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball hitting the top of middle stump.

Hard length and on off, Mohammad Abbas stabs it out towards extra cover. Shaheen Afridi wants the run but is sent back.

Hits the deck hard and around off, takes off sharply, Mohammad Abbas hangs his bat away and gets surprised as the ball zips past his bat.

Floated, full and on middle, Shaheen Afridi tucks it to short leg.

Flatter, short and around off, skids through, Shaheen Afridi gets a bit late and the ball hits the bat rather than him hitting the ball before dropping to the off side.

Short again and on middle, turns in, Shaheen Afridi blocks it on the back foot.

Flighted, full and around off, Shaheen Afridi taps it out towards point.

Fires this one full and outside off, Shaheen Afridi reaches out and guides it to point.

Dragged back, on off, Shaheen Afridi is solid in his defense. Maiden!

Good-length delivery, on off, Mohammad Abbas dabs it to cover.

Ouch! Mohammad Abbas takes a nasty blow on his helmet. Short of a length, on off and middle. Mohammad Abbas looks to duck under it, but removes his eyes from the ball and it hits the grill part of the helmet.

Back of a length, on leg, Mohammad Abbas looks to tuck it, but misses and takes a blow on his left rib cage, before the ball rolls to square leg.

On a good length, on off, Mohammad Abbas dabs it to the off side.

Fuller, around off, Mohammad Abbas knocks it to covers.

Pitches it up, does Rana, on off, Abbas blocks it down the track.

A touch fuller, on off, Shaheen Afridi lunges and dabs it to cover.

Pitches it up, does Miraz, on off, Shaheen Afridi blocks it to short cover.

Full, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi eases it to cover.

Miraz drags his length back, on off, Shaheen Afridi bunts it to the off side.

Full, on off, Shaheen Afridi eases it to cover.

Tossed up, on middle, Shaheen Afridi blocks it back to the bowler. Third maiden over for Miraz! 

FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length, outside off. Mohammad Abbas opens the face of the bat and pushes it away, between the gully and third slip fielders for four runs.

Fuller, outside off, swinging in. Mohammad Abbas covers the stumps and shoulder arms the delivery.

Back of a length, angling down the leg side, Mohammad Abbas lets this one through.

Pitches it up, does Rana, on middle, Mohammad Abbas pushes it to the vacant mid on region and gets the single.

OUT! TAKEN! Nahid Rana wraps things up with a fifer. He bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angling into the body of the batter. Shaheen Afridi looks to pull it away, but gets cramped up to free his arms. He takes his eyes off the ball as it pops up off the gloves, and Mahmudul Hasan Joy at short leg takes a dolly. Afridi takes a review more in desperation, but UltraEdge shows a clear spike when the ball is close to the gloves. The on-field call is upheld. BANGLADESH WIN BY 104 RUNS AND GO 1-0 UP IN THE SERIES.