India, May 12 -- An unexpected collapse unfolded in the final session of the opening Test in Dhaka on Tuesday. Pakistan looked largely set to save the match, with Abdullah Fazal leading the fightback with a gritty 66 in the chase of 268. The visitors were only three wickets down at tea, but an inspired five-wicket haul from Nahid Rana triggered a dramatic collapse as Shan Masood's side lost seven wickets in the final session to suffer a 104-run defeat and fall 0-1 behind in the two-Test series.

Pakistan looked to mount another resistance after two fifty-plus stands had earlier kept their hopes alive, with Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel stitching together a 31-run partnership for the sixth wicket. At that stage, Pakistan were 152 for fi...