Bangladesh Humiliate Hosts Pakistan With 2-0 Take a look at Sequence Sweep, Register Historic First

The Bangladesh cricket workforce continued their fairytale run in Pakistan, securing their second successive Take a look at match win to wrap up the collection 2-0. It is the primary time that Bangladesh went on to finish a clear sweep in opposition to an Asian facet in their very own dwelling, inflicting a defeat that Pakistan and all the cricketing spectrum would bear in mind for years to come back. Bangladesh have not been the strongest of groups in Take a look at cricket away from dwelling, with their solely sweep within the longest format of the sport coming in opposition to West Indies in 2009 (in a collection of two or extra Assessments).

Pakistan, who had been eager to make a powerful comeback after going through defeat within the first Take a look at by 10 wickets, did not stay as much as the expectations within the second match of the collection. Comparable batting and bowling points harm the hosts’ possibilities as they suffered their second Take a look at sweep at dwelling in three years. Pakistan had earlier suffered a 0-3 whitewash at dwelling throughout England’s 2022 tour.

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– Bangladesh gained the Take a look at collection in opposition to Pakistan in Pakistan.

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As for the second Take a look at, Pakistan thought to have carried out effectively in placing a rating of 274/10 on the board within the first innings, with Saim Ayyub, Shan Masood, and Agha Salman scoring half-centuries. The likes of Babar Azam (31), Abdullah Shafique (0), Saud Shakeel (16), and Mohammad Rizwan (29), nonetheless, failed to fireside.

Chasing the whole, Bangladesh began off poorly, dropping 6 wickets for simply 26 runs earlier than Litton Das scored a counter-attacking century to take the workforce to a complete of 262 earlier than Bangladesh had been bowled out. Within the second innings, Bangladesh bowler did fairly effectively, bundling out Pakistan for 172, with Hasan Mahmud claiming a 5-wicket haul.

With the bat, Bangladesh did incur just a few hiccups within the second innings however comfortably chased down the goal of 185 runs, with 6 wickets in hand. 

On the collection win, Bangladesh’s Participant of the Match Litton Das mentioned: “Simply believed in myself, Pakistan bowled effectively in that spell however me and Miraz wished to only bat lengthy. He hit a 4 and a six after which the momentum shifted. When Hasan got here, I did not have many scoring alternatives, so I took time and wished to play as many overs as doable.

“Credit score to Hasan as effectively for batting rather well. I like retaining in Assessments, that’s my function and once I do effectively behind the wicket, the workforce does effectively too. After we got here right here, issues again dwelling weren’t on top of things, however we got here right here and practiced onerous. It’s all about workforce effort, credit score to all and the teaching workers. Not simple taking part in in this sort of warmth.”

Pakistan actually appear to have missed their marquee pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi within the match. He withdrew from choice for the second Take a look at because of the delivery of his son. The defeat in opposition to Bangladesh would go down within the nation’s historical past as a darkish chapter. Bangladesh turned the primary Asian facet to inflict a house Take a look at collection sweep to Pakistan in their very own dwelling.