SYLHET, Bangladesh — Taijul Islam finished with six wickets as Bangladesh dismissed Pakistan for 358 on Wednesday for a 78-run win in the second cricket test and a 2-0 sweep of the series. The left-arm spinner took two of the three wickets to fall on Day 5 and returned 6-120 from 34.2 overs, clinching the series after helping reduce the tourists to 316-7 on Day 4.Pakistan added 42 runs on the fifth morning before losing three wickets without addition to the total in 13 deliveries as Bangladesh rushed to victory.“Our bowlers did a great job in hot conditions, on a flat wicket,” Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said. “In the batting sometimes (in the past) we lost too many wickets, but nowadays we have brilliants partnerships. Our tailenders also contribute a lot. Those are the things we wanted to improve and I hope we continue.”Bangladesh won the first test by 104 runs.The victory marked Bangladesh’s second successive series sweep against Pakistan, having previously completed a 2-0 victory in 2024.The end of Mohammad Rizwan’s defiant, 166-ball innings signaled the end of Pakistan’s hopes of chasing down an improbable victory target of 437.Rizwan (94) struck Nahid Rana (2-71) for consecutive boundaries in the third over of the day to make Pakistan’s intention clear. Sajid Khan also scored freely to maintain pressure on the bowlers from t …
