After a stunning defeat by 10 wickets against Bangladesh in the first Test, Pakistan captain Shan Masood, while acknowledging the outcome, translated it as the hosts failing to read conditions in Rawalpindi.
Bangladesh won a Test against Pakistan for the first time in their 14th attempt. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan shared seven wickets between them to bundle out Pakistan for 146 in their second innings, after posting 565 in their first innings in reply to Pakistan's declaration of 448-6. Bangladesh did not lose a wicket while chasing the winning target of 30 to script history.
"Never to make an excuse, it didn't play the way that we thought it would. Also, the weather it had been around in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, it rained around 8-9 days before the first day of play. In the opening match of the two-Test series, Pakistan had opted for an all-pace attack but the move didn't go well in the match. We will expected it to do a bit more, looking first at the pitch. "With three pace bowlers, they were gonna be pushed to the limit," Masood said after the match.
"At the end of the day, we got it wrong. Hindsight, looking at the declaration, we wanted to push the game forward. Also with the ball and in the field, could have done a lot better to keep them at par. It's a misconception, with the way it was going to take a lot. When you are playing for a draw, funny things can happen. A lot can happen under pressure," he added.
Left-hand batter, the captain concurred that they made blunders and needed to better themselves in the next game.
"There have been mistakes and we have to do better when we play next. There's always room for a spinner, we lost Aamer Jamal who does well with both bat and ball. In Sydney, Sajid Khan played, going with four pacers didn't work in this game.". There have been different pitches produced, its a big lesson for us what to expect from our own conditions. The key is to consider the conditions and not make the same mistakes we have made here," Masood added.
The second Test of the series will be played at the same venue from August 30.
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