Veteran bowler Taijul Islam stepped up with the ball and completed his memorable 6-wicket haul as hosts Bangladesh upstaged a spirited Pakistan side by 78 runs to win the series 2-0. This is Bangladesh’s 4th consecutive win against Pakistan, having beaten the Men in Green in Pakistan 2-0 as well two years ago. It’s a fantastic achievement, and fair to say that, looking at this Test match, Bangladesh played the better game and deserved the win.
Pakistan had their moments throughout the Test match, from having Bangladesh struggling to letting them off the hook. Then they put in a below-par batting performance in the first innings. Thereafter, Pakistan had to toil a lot and had to chase 437 for a record win. The visitors tried and showed character, but in the end, it was a bridge too far as Pakistan were bowled out for 358 to lose the game by 78 runs.
Litton Das’ excellent ton under pressure rescues Bangladesh to put up 278 in 77 overs
Put into bat first, Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Tanzid Hasan, the debutants, opened the batting for Bangladesh while Mohammad Abbas had the ball in hand for Pakistan. Joy fell early for a silver duck. Mominul Haque came out to bat next to join Tanzid. Both got starts but could not kick on. The duo put on 44 for the second wicket before Tanzid, the debutant, fell for 26 off 34 balls with 3 fours to his name to Mohammad Abbas. Najmul Hossain Shanto came out to bat next.
Shanto too got going as he and Mominul added 19 runs for the third wicket before Mominul fell for 22 off 41 balls with 3 fours to his name to Khurram Shahzad. Mushfiqur Rahim, the veteran batter, came out to bat next. Rahim and Shanto got together and forged an important partnership. They put on 43 for the 4th wicket before Shanto fell for 29 off 74 balls with 3 fours to his name to Shahzad. Litton Das, the keeper-batter, walked out to bat next. Rahim too fell soon as 4 runs were added to the score before he fell for 23 off 64 balls with 2 fours to his name to Shahzad.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz came out to bat next. He did not last long either, as 6 more runs were added to the score before Miraz fell for 4 off 6 balls to Shahzad. Taijul Islam came to the crease with Bangladesh in all sorts of trouble at 116/6. This is where Litton Das stood up and was counted. He batted with the lower order batters and was brilliant to say the least. The way he counter-attacked was great to see. Taijul supported him by staying there as much as he could.
The duo added 60 crucial runs for the 7th wicket before Taijul’s resistance ended, and he fell for 16 off 40 balls with 2 fours to his name. Taskin Ahmed came out to bat next. Litton took over now and did the bulk of the scoring in this 8th wicket stand. He was playing a gem knock that would give Bangladesh some hope. The duo added 38 runs for the 8th wicket before Taskin fell for 7 off 13 balls with one four to his name. Shoriful Islam came out to bat next.
Litton and Shoriful put on a show and an important partnership. Litton got into the act as well and took on the bowling. Litton completed his ton soon. Shoriful also used the long handle to good effect. The duo once again added 64 runs for the 9th wicket before Litton fell for a magnificent and game-defining 126 off 159 balls with 16 fours and 2 sixes to his name to Hasan Ali. Nahid Rana was the last man to come in, and he came and went for a 4th ball duck to Hasan Ali. 13 extras given by Pakistan as Bangladesh’s first innings ended at 278 all out in 77 overs.
Khurram Shahzad was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/81 in 17 overs. Mohammad Abbas complemented him well with his 3/45 in 16 overs. Hasan Ali finished with 2/49 in 11.5 overs. Sajid Khan finished with figures of 1/96 in 31 overs. Salman Ali Agha bowled 7 balls for 1 run. At this stage, Pakistan seemed to have the upper hand in this Test match.
Babar Azam’s 68 was the only bright spot as Bangladesh chipped away at wickets to keep Pakistan down to 232 in 57.4 overs
Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal came out to open for Pakistan, while Taskin Ahmed had the ball in hand for Bangladesh. The duo played out the rest of day 1 safely to be 21/0 at stumps. The duo came out to bat the next day and could not stay there for long enough. The duo put on 22 for the first wicket before Fazal fell for 9 off 21 balls with one four to his name. Shan Masood came out to bat next. Just one run was added to the tally before Awais fell for 13 off 34 balls with 3 fours to his name to Taskin Ahmed.
Babar Azam came out to bat under pressure and shone through alongside Masood. The duo complemented each other really well. They added 38 runs for the 3rd wicket before Masood was dismissed for 21 off 26 balls with 2 fours to his name by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Saud Shakeel came out to bat next. Babar and Shakeel added 18 runs for the 4th wicket before Shakeel fell for 8 off 28 balls with one boundary to his name to Miraz. Salman Ali Agha came out to bat next.
Babar showed his class as Salman played well as well. The duo of Babar and Salman added 63 crucial runs for the 5th wicket before Babar, the set batter, fell for 68 off 84 balls with 10 fours to his name to Nahid Rana. Mohammad Rizwan came out to bat next. They all got starts and did not carry on. Just 8 runs were added to the score before Salman fell for 21 off 51 balls with 2 fours to his name as the 150 came up for Pakistan. Hasan Ali came out to bat next.
The duo of Hasan and Gill will try to forge a partnership and add 24 runs for the 7th wicket before Rizwan fell for 13 off 27 balls with 2 fours to his name before being cleaned up by Shoriful Islam. Sajid Khan came out to bat next. Sajid and Hasan added 10 more runs to the scoreboard before Hasan fell for 18 off 37 balls with 3 fours to his name to Shoriful Islam.
Khurram Shahzad came out to bat next. Sajid enjoyed himself and played his shots to the merit of the ball. The duo put on 23 runs for the 9th wicket before Shahzad fell for 10 off 10 balls with one four and one six to his name to Nahid Rana. Mohammad Abbas came in for Pakistan as the last man. Sajid hit some lusty blows to boost his confidence.
Sixes were hit as the last wicket pair added 25 runs in quick time for the final 10th wicket before Sajid went after an entertaining 38 off 28 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes to his name. Abbas remained unbeaten on 0 off 4 balls as Pakistan were bowled out for 232 in 57.4 overs. 13 extras given by the fielding side.
It was an all-round bowling display by Bangladesh. Taijul Islam chipped in with 3/67 in 14 overs. Nahid Rana finished with 3/60 in 12.4 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz chipped in with 2/21 in 9 overs. Taskin Ahmed finished with 2/37 in 11 overs. Shoriful Islam finished with 0/39 in 11 overs. So, Pakistan managed only 232 in the first innings and conceded a lead of 46 runs to Bangladesh in their first innings.
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 14th Test ton guides Bangladesh into a commanding position, posting 390
Mahmudul Hasan Joy and debutant Tanzid Hasan came out to bat for Bangladesh while Mohammad Abbas had the ball in hand for Pakistan. The opening partnership lasted just 15 runs before debutant Tanzid Hasan fell for 4 off 7 balls with one four to his name to Khurram Shahzad. Mominul Haque came out to bat next. Both Joy and Mominul got starts and forged a good partnership. They put on 76 runs for the second wicket before Hasan Joy departed after scoring a half-century as he made 52 off 64 balls with 10 fours to his name. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto came out to bat next.
The duo could add 19 runs for the third wicket before Mominul fell for 30 off 60 balls with 3 fours to his name to Shahzad. Mushfiqur Rahim came out to bat next. Just 5 runs were added to the score before Shanto fell for 15 off 46 balls with one four to his name to Shahzad. Keeper batter Litton Das came to the crease next. From here, it was the Mushfiqur Rahim-Litton Das show. The duo got together and forged a match-defining 123 runs partnership with Litton being the aggressor. Litton fell for a well-made 69 off 92 balls with 5 fours to his name against Hasan Ali.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz came out to bat next. Miraz and Rahim joined forces and added 34 runs for the 6th wicket before Miraz fell for 19 off 39 balls with one four to his name. Taijul Islam came to the crease even as Rahim completed a superlative ton soon. Taijul was handy with the bat in hand and added 77 runs for the 7th wicket as the tail started to wag.
Taijul fell for 22 off 51 balls with 2 fours to his name to Sajid Khan. Taskin Ahmed came out to bat next. Taskin got a boundary away as he and Rahim added 15 runs for the 8th wicket before Taskin fell for 6 off 13 balls with one four to his name to Hasan Ali. Shoriful Islam came out to bat next.
Rahim and Shoriful added valuable runs for Bangladesh now as they added 19 more runs for the 9th wicket before Shoriful fell for a quickfire 12 off 15 balls with 2 fours to his name to Sajid Khan. Nahid Rana came out to bat next. Rahim managed to add 7 more runs to the tally before being the last man out for 137 off 233 balls with 12 fours and one six to his name to Sajid Khan yet again. Rana remained unbeaten on 0 off 5 balls as Bangladesh were bowled out for 390 in 102.2 overs. 24 extras given by the fielding side.
It was a hard toil for the Pakistan bowlers. Khurram Shahzad was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/86 in 20 overs. Sajid Khan chipped in with 3/126 in 33.2 overs. Hasan Ali finished with 2/83 in 23 overs. Mohammad Abbas finished with 1/66 in 23 overs. Salman Ali Agha finished with an over for 5 runs while Saud Shakeel finished with 0/13 in 2 overs. This meant the target for Pakistan to win the match and level the series 1-1 was 437 runs.
Taijul Islam’s 6-wicket haul helps Bangladesh seal the deal by 78 runs and complete a 2-0 win
Chasing 437 for the win, Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal came out to open the batting for Pakistan while Taskin Ahmed had the ball in hand for Bangladesh. Pakistan got off to a steady start in the chase. The opening duo added 27 runs for the first wicket before Fazal was the first one to depart for 6 off 28 balls, with one four to his name to Nahid Rana. Captain Shan Masood came out to bat next. Awais and Masood added 14 runs for the second wicket before Awais fell for 21 off 49 balls with 2 fours to his name to Miraz. Babar Azam came out to bat next.
Shan and Babar then forged a partnership to show Pakistan’s fight out there. They added 92 runs for the third wicket before Babar, the set batter and fluent as well, fell for 47 off 52 balls with 4 fours and one six to his name to Taijul Islam. Saud Shakeel came out to bat next. Shakeel and Masood added 21 runs for the 4th wicket before Shakeel fell for 6 off 21 balls to Nahid Rana. Salman Ali Agha came out to bat next. Salman and Shan could add only 8 runs for the 5th wicket before Masood fell for 71 off 116 balls with 8 fours to his name to Taijul.
Mohammad Rizwan joined Salman Ali Agha in the middle at the score of 162/5 in the 45th over. The duo led the rearguard action for Pakistan by counter-attacking and playing to the merit of the ball. They kept the fight going for the Men In Green. The duo added a defiant 134 runs for the 6th wicket to bring Pakistan into the game again before Salman fell for 71 off 102 balls with 6 fours and a six to his name to Taijul, who cleaned him up. Hasan Ali came out to bat next.
Rizwan had crossed his fifty and was looking good out there. Just 8 runs were added for the 7th wicket before Hasan fell for a 6-ball duck to Taijul. Sajid Khan came out to bat and played his attacking shots throughout as Pakistan managed to push this Test into Day 5. Rizwan rode his luck on Day 5 as he was dropped on 77 off Nahid Rana by Mehidy Hasan Miraz at deep point, and the score was 319 for Pakistan. Sajid and Rizwan forged a frustrating partnership for the hosts.
The duo added a valuable but important 54-run stand for the 8th wicket before Sajid fell for 28 off 36 balls with 5 fours to his name to Taijul, who completed his five-wicket haul. Khurram Shahzad came out to bat next. The score remained at 358 when Bangladesh got the biggest and clinching wicket of the match and series as Rizwan was finally dismissed for 94 off 166 balls with 10 fours to his name to Shoriful Islam, as Miraz took a great catch to redeem himself. Mohammad Abbas came to the crease next.
Soon, the winning moment came on Day 5. It was Shahzad who went for the big one and was caught in the deep as Taijul picked up his 6th wicket. Shahzad fell for 0 off 6 balls. Abbas remained unbeaten on 0 off 5 balls. 14 extras given by the fielding side as Pakistan were valiantly bowled out for 358 in 97.2 overs. 14 extras given by the fielding side.
For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 6/120 in 34.2 overs. Nahid Rana chipped in with 2/71 in 18 overs. Shoriful Islam finished with 1/29 in 12 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with 1/62 in 20 overs. Taskin Ahmed finished with 0/62 in 12 overs. Mominul Haque bowled an over for 3 runs. So, Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs and completed the clean sweep 2-0 for the second time in a row against the Men in Green. Litton Das was awarded the Player of the Match, and Mushfiqur Rahim was awarded the Player of the Series.
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With this, the Bangladesh vs Pakistan series came to an end. Bangladesh will focus back on some limited-overs cricket in June against Australia, while Pakistan has a tour of England, where they will play 3 Test matches. Let’s see how things pan out for both teams in the WTC cycle 2025-27.
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