PAK vs BAN: Mohammad Rizwan breaks Rishabh Pant’s record, becomes first Pakistani wicketkeeper to do ‘this’ in a losing Test match

PAK vs BAN: Mohammad Rizwan breaks Rishabh Pant’s record, becomes first Pakistani wicketkeeper to do ‘this’ in a losing Test match


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PAK vs BAN 1st Test Highlights: Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first match of the two-match Test series in Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s batting was poor in this match, but Mohammad Rizwan, the wicket keeper of this team, performed well and scored a century in the first innings and a half century in the second innings. Rizwan’s efforts did not go down well for his team and under the leadership of Shan Masood, Pakistan lost by 10 wickets for the first time in a Test on their soil.

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Rizwan scored an unbeaten 171 in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh, followed by 51 in the second innings. He scored a total of 222 runs in this Test, but also had an embarrassing record to his name. Rizwan became the first wicket-taker to score the most runs for Pakistan in a losing Test match, but came third overall in that regard. Rizwan broke the record held by Rishabh Pant and Andy Flower, who were previously joint third in this regard, but both have now slipped to fourth.

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The highest run-scorer as a wicket-keeper in a losing Test match is Andy Flower, who achieved the feat against South Africa in 2001 and scored 341 runs. Surprisingly, the list was also occupied by Andy Flower, who scored 253 runs in a Test match against India in 2000, but now Rizwan is at the third position with 222 runs while Rishabh Pant is at the fourth position.

Most wicket-taking batsmen in a losing Test match

341 runs – Andy Flower (142, 199) v South Africa, 2001
253 runs – Andy Flower (183, 70) Vs. India, 2000
222 runs – Mohammad Rizwan (171*, 51) vs Bangladesh, 2024
203 runs – Andy Flower (74, 129) v Sri Lanka, 1999
203 runs – Rishabh Pant (146, 57) v England, 2022

Source: Marathi