Rawalpindi, 3 Sep: Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series.
\nNeeding 143 more runs on the final day with 10 wickets in hand, Bangladesh knocked them off for the loss of four wickets when Shakib Al Hasan hit the winning boundary through the covers.
\nBangladesh recorded only its second overseas series win; the last was against the West Indies in 2009.
\nThe tourists won the opening test by 10 wickets and required just four days in the second after the first day was washed out in Rawalpindi.
\n\u201cIt (the series win) means a lot … really happy,\u201d Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said. \u201cEveryone chipped in in this series, it’s totally a team game. I hope this culture will go forward.\u201d
\nComing into the series, Bangladesh had lost 12 of its last 13 tests against Pakistan and drew the other in 2015 at home.
\nBut Shanto said the team believed in itself this time.
\n\u201cBefore we came here we were looking to win,\u201d Shanto said. \u201cThe way everyone did their job, really happy … the most important thing is their work ethic.\u201d
\nBangladesh was 26-6 in the first innings but Litton Das’ 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 78 allowed Pakistan only a 12-run lead.
\nHasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed then dismissed Pakistan for 172 in the second innings \u2014 the first time Bangladesh fast bowlers have taken all 10 wickets in an innings \u2014 and left Bangladesh a victory target of 184 in four sessions.
\nThe top order showed plenty of resilience to flatten Pakistan plans of a dramatic comeback on the final day, with meaningful contributions from opener Zakir Hasan (40), Shanto (38) and Mominul Haque (34). Shakib, 21 not out and Mushfiqur Rahim, 22 not out, expertly finished the chase at 185-4 in the 56th over.
\nPakistan missed chances when it chose not to review when fast bowler Mohammad Ali found the edge of Zakir’s bat in the third over on Tuesday after Bangladesh resumed on 42 without loss. And Salman Ali Agha couldn’t hold onto a difficult catch of Shadman Islam in the slips.
\nShanto and Mominul then kept Pakistan’s pacers at bay and watchfully played out leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed, who finally got his first wicket in the match when Mominul miscued to mid-off.
\nThe result extended Pakistan’s miserable home record in tests to 10 consecutive matches without a win in 2 1\/2 years. That’s happened only once before, when Pakistan lost 11 straight at home from 1969-75. Shan Masood is the first Pakistan captain to lose his first five tests.
\n\u201cExtremely disappointed, especially when you start the home season,\u201d Masood said. \u201cThe story has been a bit of the same, like, Australia (series lost 3-0 in January). We haven’t learnt our lessons.\u201d
\nEngland come to Pakistan next for three tests next month.
\n\u201cIt’s never doom and gloom,” Masood said. \u201cYou always keep trying, you always come back. You try and give people a chance and I think that we’re heading in the right direction.\u201d (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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