Pakistan slipped down in the World Test Championship points table after their defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series. Pakistan lost by 104 runs in their 268-run chase at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.

It was Bangladesh’s third straight Test win over Pakistan following their 2-0 series sweep in 2024.

For years Bangladesh was hailed as an economic miracle. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled it autocratically from 2009 until August this year, insisted she was the brains behind the growth. Official statistics gave these claims legitimacy: in the decade before the ...