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The Pakistan team had to face a crushing defeat in the first Test match against Bangladesh. With this, the wait for Pakistan to win a home Test continued. The Pakistan team lost this match played in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets. On the fifth day of the match, Bangladesh Tigers achieved the target of 30 runs and for the first time in a home Test, Pakistan had to face defeat by 10 wickets.
This was the third time for Pakistan when they lost a Test match after declaring the innings. Leaving India behind in this list, Pakistan has reached the joint third position. England has lost the most number of 10 Test matches after declaring the innings, while Australia has lost five matches after declaring the innings.
Teams with the most losses after declaring in Test cricket:
1 – England: 10 matches
2 – Australia: 5 matches
3 – Pakistan: 4 matches
4 – South Africa: 4 matches
5 – West Indies: 4 matches
6 – India: 3 matches
7 – Bangladesh: 2 matches
Pakistan loses after declaring the innings
Pakistan have declared in 125 Test matches but this is the fourth time they have lost. They have won 56 of the 125 Test matches while 65 matches were drawn. Their first defeat after declaring was against England in 1961 when they were made 387/9 after batting first. The second defeat came 11 years later against Australia in 1972 when Pakistan were made 574/8 after batting second in Melbourne and lost after declaring. They again lost to Australia in 2016 after declaring when they were made 443/9 after batting first.
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