Bangladesh makes history by whitewashing Pakistan

Although there was some concern on the last day of the Sylhet Test, Bangladesh made history with a great comeback. The Tigers broke Pakistan's resistance and whitewashed the visitors in the two-match Test series by winning by 78 runs. This is Bangladesh's first whitewash against Pakistan in Test cricket at home, which will be a new milestone.

By the end of the fourth day's play, the match was completely in Bangladesh's hands. Pakistan needed 121 more runs to win, and Bangladesh needed only three wickets. However, the situation began to change somewhat on the morning of the fifth day.

The two unbeaten batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Sajid Khan from the previous day put pressure on the Bangladeshi bowlers with their fluent batting. An opportunity came early in the day to get Rizwan back. At one point, he was caught at slips, but the opportunity was missed. Then, dreams of victory began to dawn in the Pakistan camp.

But left-arm spinner Taijul Islam turned the match around. He broke the partnership at a crucial time by sending Sajid Khan back. Sajid batted aggressively, but he could not last long. With his departure, relief returned to the Bangladesh camp.

On the other hand, Rizwan, who had come very close to a century, could not maintain his resistance in the end. He departed for 94 runs. After that, Pakistan's last hope was quickly extinguished. In the end, the visitors could not mount any resistance.

Taijul Islam played the biggest role with the ball in this innings. He took six wickets by attacking continuously in a long spell. In addition, Nahid Rana took two wickets. Shariful Islam and Mehedi Hasan Miraj also took one wicket each.

At the beginning of the match, Bangladesh's first innings total was 278 runs, where Liton Das's century was a major contribution. In response, Pakistan fell behind in the first innings. In the second innings, Bangladesh established a stronger position and set a big target.

In the end, Pakistan fought hard to chase that target, but could not snatch victory. And that created a festive occasion for Bangladesh in Sylhet. The hosts made history by clinching the series.