Taijul six-fer helps Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan

Pakistan were whitewashed by Bangladesh for a second consecutive time as the hosts completed a 78-run win in the second Test on the final morning to clinch the series 2-0. Bangladesh won a historic home match at Sylhet on Wednesday, May 20, after eliminating Pakistan in the away series. Pakistan were up against it when they resumed the chase on the final day. While they had a well-set Mohammad Rizwan at the crease, the visitors had already lost seven wickets and still needed 121 runs to win the contest and level the series. After that, Rizwan was given a break early in the game, and he was able to score boundaries off of back-to-back deliveries against Nahid Rana to get Pakistan moving. After that, it was Sajid Khan's turn to score on successive balls, this time against Taskin Ahmed. The two batters continued to thwart Bangladesh and started raising Pakistan's hopes with a crucial half-century stand. But with only three wickets needed, Bangladesh knew they would be ahead the moment they broke this partnership. Sajid's outside edge was induced by Taijul Islam, who threw one up to induce it, and it was caught at first slip by Taijul Islam for his fifth wicket. Rizwan struck the decisive blow in the very next over when he edged one to gully, missing a century by six runs. With the writing on the wall, Bangladesh completed formalities in the next over when Taijul completed a six-fer by getting rid of the final wicket to subject Pakistan to another loss. This was their fourth successive victory against Pakistan in this format. Litton Das was named player of the match for his crucial century in the first innings, which ultimately proved to be the difference-maker, while Mushfiqur Rahim was named player of the series.