Yasir Hameed completed his second hundred on his Test debut to make cricket history and help Pakistan complete a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on the fifth day of the first Test at the National stadium.
It was the 21st defeat for Bangladesh in 22 Tests but only the third time that they had taken one into the fifth day.
Bangladesh managed totals of 288 and 274 in their innings to which Pakistan responded with 346 and 217 for three with Yasir Hameed scoring 170 and 105 runs
The two hundreds from the 25-year-old newcomer from Peshawar made him only the second man in Test history to score centuries in both innings of his debut Test.
Before him only West Indian Lawrence Rowe had scored 214 and 100 against New Zealand at Kingston, Jamaica in 1971-'72.
Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif praised Hameed whom he described as a batting find for the country.
"I don't think even he realises the feat he has accomplished in this match. But he batted beautifully and it helped us win the Test.", he said.
Hameed's hundred came 15 minutes after the first drinks break when he drove left armer Mohammad Rafique to mid-wicket for a single. His century came from 155 balls and in 223 minutes with 14 fours.
HIGHEST STAND
Resuming with his score on 68 on Sunday and Pakistan on 112-1, Hameed lost his partner Mohammad Hafeez after they had put on the highest stand for the second wicket (134) by Pakistan against Bangladesh.
Debutant Hafeez scored his first half century in Test cricket, compiling exactly 50 runs from 151 balls and in 218 minutes before he was bowled through the gate by Rafique with the total on 144.
Rafique also forced Hameed to play on to his stumps off an inside edge when the score was 170 but by than the match was in Pakistan's grasp with Inzamam-ul-Haq showing his first semblance of form in a long time.
Inzamam, recalled for this Test after being dropped after the World Cup, had suffered a fifth ball duck in the first innings here.
But on Sunday he took charge with some crisp shots, hitting Sanwar Hossain for three boundaries in one over as his team moved to victory which came on the stroke of lunch.
Inzamam remained unbeaten on 35 runs and his partner Yousuf Youhana on 15.
The Pakistan victory is their fourth consecutive win over Bangladesh but the first time that a Test between the two teams had gone into the fifth day and the first time that Pakistan have had to bat twice in the match.
Latif said he had real fears that Bangladesh would upset his team for their first Test victory.
"The night of the third day was probably the worst in my cricketing career. It was a nightmare for me fearing that Bangladesh could upset us in the Test," Latif told reporters.
Bangladesh were comfortably placed on 163-3 at the close on the third day having taken a lead of 105 runs over Pakistan.
"But I calmed down feeling confident that their bowling was weak for this sort of wicket and our strong batting line-up could chase anything over 250 runs," Latif said.
Bangladesh (1st innings): 288 (Habibul Bashar 71)
Pakistan (1st innings): 346 (Yasir Hameed 170, Rashid Latif 54 not out)
Bangladesh (2nd innings): 274 (Habibul Bashar 108, Rajin Saleh 60; Shabbir Ahmed 5-48)
Pakistan (2nd innings): (overnight 112-1)
Mohammad Hafeez b Mohammad Rafique 50
Taufiq Umar c Rajin Saleh b Tapash Baisya 4
Yasir Hameed b Mohammad Rafique 105
Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 35
Yousuf Youhana not out 15
Extras (lb-7 w-1) 8
Total (for three wickets, 70 overs) 217 .
Did not bat: Misbah-ul-Haq, Rashid Latif, Shoaib Akhtar, Shabbir Ahmed, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-144, 3-170
Bowling: Mashrafe Mortaza 18-4-62-0 (w-1), Tapash Baisya 11-1-34-1, Khaled Mahmud 6-3-8-0, Mohammad Rafique 26-6-61-2, Alok Kapali 2-0-10-0, Rajin Saleh 2-0-12-0, Sanwar Hossain 5-1-23-0.
Result: Pakistan won by seven wickets.
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