Dhaka: Bangladesh have sealed a historic home Test series win over Pakistan after handing the visitors a 78-run defeat in their second Test in Sylhet.
Spinner Taijul Islam took six wickets to lead the spirited home side’s series win on the fifth day of the match on Wednesday.
Pakistan, who started the day on 316-7 while chasing a record 437, were bowled out for 328 in the first session after Mohammad Rizwan hit a valiant 94.
It was Bangladesh’s first Test series win at home against Pakistan and their second successive sweep after their 2-0 triumph on Pakistani soil in 2024.
Bangladesh won the first Test by 104 runs.
“When you make 360 runs in the fourth innings of the game, you kind of expect to be on the right side of it, but I think in the three innings we had quite a lot to reflect on,” Pakistan captain Shan Masood said. “There were things we didn’t do well enough in the first three innings, and that’s why the effort on the fourth and fifth days didn’t really materialise into a win.”
