Sports Desk
RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh on Tuesday made history after securing a six-wicket win in the second Test against Pakistan to clean-sweep the two-match series.
The guests continued their innings from 42-0 on the fifth and the last day today after the rain ended the play early on Monday and successfully chased down Pakistan’s second innings’ 185-run target to secure their first-ever Test series win over Green Shirts.
With openers Zakir Hasan (40) and Shadman Islam (24) providing a strong start, the visitors never allowed the Shan Masood-led side to come back into the match with experienced Mushfiqur Rahim (22*) and Shakib Al Hasan (21*) completing the run chase in the successful run chase in 56 overs.
With today’s defeat, Pakistan have now lost five straight Tests – three against Australia and two against Bangladesh — in the ongoing World Test Championship.
During their chase, Hasan and Islam fell to Mir Hamza and Khurram Shahzad, respectively. However, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (38) and Mominul Haque (34) provided much-needed partnership to the guests.
Shanto was dismissed by Salman Ali Agha, whereas Abrar Ahmed dismissed Haque.
A day earlier, the visitors bowled out Pakistan for 172 after pacers Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana wreaked havoc, picking five and four wickets, respectively.
The hosts started the day on 9/2 and had a decent start courtesy of Saim Ayub and skipper Shan Masood, adding 38 runs.
Ayub was the first man to depart as Taskin Ahmed took his wicket. He made 20 runs off 35 balls.
Rizwan made 43 runs off 73 balls which included five fours. Meanwhile, Abrar Ahmed departed after facing 12 balls for his two.
Mahmud dismissed Mir Hamza (4) to wrap up Pakistan’s innings on 172.
Salman added vital runs for Pakistan and remained unbeaten on 47.
Mahmud registered his first fifer in Test cricket, becoming the first Bangladesh pacer to take this many wickets in an innings in Pakistan.
Before that, responding to Pakistan’s first innings 274, Bangladesh were reduced to 26-6 and in danger of following on amid fiery fast bowling in the morning but Litton Das hit a defiant 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 78 runs as the tourists recovered from a precarious position to post 262 all out after Shahzad bagged six wickets on the third day of the second test.
Today’s loss follows the Green Shirts’s defeat in the first Test wherein the visitors secured a 10-wicket win.
