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Cricket: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in historic Rawalpindi Test

Bangladesh's Shadman Islam, left, and Zakir Hasan celebrate after chasing down the target of 30 runs to win the first Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium [Farooq Naeem/AFP]

Bangladesh’s cricket team have shrugged off political unrest back home to notch a historic 10-wicket win over Pakistan as the host nation collapsed to 146 all out on a dramatic final day of the first Test in Rawalpindi.

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, who was a lawmaker from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, shared seven wickets after the pace bowlers mopped up the top order to give Bangladesh its maiden win in 14 Test matches against Pakistan on Sunday afternoon.

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