ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket team won the first test match against Bangladesh on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Abid Ali fell nine runs short of a second consecutive century as Pakistan chased down a target of 202 on Tuesday to win the first Test in Chittagong by eight wickets and take the lead in the two-match series against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
Abid, who scored 133 in Pakistan’s first innings, and Abdullah Shafique stitched together a 151-run opening partnership in the second innings to put Pakistan within touching distance of victory on day five of the Test.<\/p>\n
Pakistan looked like they would cruise to a 10-wicket win, but Mehidy Hasan trapped debutant Abdullah leg-before on 73 to ease the margin of defeat.<\/p>\n
Abid lost his wicket six overs later, when Taijul Islam rattled his pads to get him out leg-before.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbdullah Shafique was making his debut, so we tried to stay on the crease, waited for bad balls and succeeded in putting those away,\u201d Abid said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had done well in domestic cricket and carried that positive mindset here too. Abdullah played really well, I gave him more credit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a bit disappointed that I got out for 91 in the second innings but at the same time I am happy that we won the match.\u201d<\/p>\n
Azhar Ali (24 not out) and Babar Azam (13 not out) then combined to guide Pakistan over the finish line.<\/p>\n
The second Test in Dhaka starts on December 4.<\/p>\n