Bangladesh Sweeps Test Series 2-0 Against Pakistan

What Happened: Bangladesh achieved a historic 2-0 Test series sweep over Pakistan with a six-wicket victory in Rawalpindi, marking their first-ever series win against them.


What you need to know: Bangladesh achieved a historic milestone by securing their first-ever Test series win over Pakistan, completing a 2-0 clean sweep with a tense six-wicket victory in Rawalpindi. On the fifth day of the second Test, Shakib Al Hasan struck the winning boundary just before tea, leading to celebrations in the Bangladesh camp.


What more: The win was Bangladesh’s third away series victory out of 33 attempts. Shakib remained unbeaten on 21, while Mushfiqur Rahim contributed 22 runs as Bangladesh chased down a 185-run target. Key contributions came from openers Zakir Hasan (40) and Shadman Islam (24), as well as captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (38) and Mominul Haque (34). In their innings, Pakistan scored 274 and 172, while Bangladesh made 262 after recovering from a precarious position of 26-6.


Also: Litton Das scored 138 to rescue Bangladesh, and their bowlers Hasan Mahmud (5-43) and Nahid Rana (4-44) dismantled Pakistan on Monday. Bangladesh had won the first Test by 10 wickets, marking their first Test victory over Pakistan in 14 matches.


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