The catch was going to Babar Azam, and Rizwan pounced in the middle! You will be surprised to see the video!
The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. 2 days have passed since this match started on 21 August and the third day's play is going on. In these three days, Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has made a lot of headlines with his performance. So far he has taken the limelight of this Test match. On the first day, he took Pakistan out of a bad situation, then on the second day he took the team to a strong position with an innings of 171 runs. On the third day, he made headlines with a brilliant catch. Rizwan took such a catch that Babar Azam kept watching.
Absolute ripper of a catch! 😲
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 23, 2024
The @iMRizwanPak 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 gives @iNaseemShah his first wicket of the day 👏#PAKvBAN | #TestOnHai pic.twitter.com/gqwVCrz6xl
Batting first, Pakistan declared the innings at 448 for the loss of 6 wickets. Now Bangladesh's innings are going on. Bangladesh started the third day with a score of 27 runs without any loss. In the fifth over of the first session, Naseem Shah bowled a brilliant outswinger. Bangladesh batsman Zakir Hasan went to play it and the ball took the edge and went to the slip. This catch was going to Babar Azam when wicketkeeper Rizwan jumped in the air. Before the ball went into Babar's hands, he pounced and caught the catch.
Rizwan was struggling in Tests for a long time and big runs were not coming off his bat. It had been 890 days since he scored a Test century. He scored his last century against Australia in the Test that started on 12 March 2022. Rizwan ended this drought and scored the third century of his Test career. Let us tell you that out of the 3 Test centuries of his career, he has scored 2 in Rawalpindi itself, while one in Karachi.
Mohammad Rizwan played an innings of 171 runs in 239 balls against Bangladesh. With this innings, he achieved another feat. He has become only the second wicketkeeper after KL Rahul to score a century in the World Test Championship 2025 cycle.