During the final day of the test match, Bangladesh consistently progressed towards their goal of 185, achieving 122/2 at lunchtime. This led to Bangladesh’s victory. Even though they were unsuccessful in both of their first matches during the first session, the squad continued to be on course to achieve a historic clean sweep against Pakistan.
Bangladesh started the day with a score of 42/0, and Shadman Islam promptly established the tone by producing a confident boundary off Mohammad Ali.
However, Pakistan’s pacers continued to exert pressure, which resulted in some anxious moments for the Bangladeshi openers. One of these instances was a lost chance off Zakir Hasan, which Pakistan did not dispute.
The opening combination successfully extended their partnership to 58 runs, Bangladesh’s first opening stand of fifty runs or more since December 2022. Zakir’s innings, however, came to an end at the forty-run mark when Mir Hamza bowled him with a ball that remained on the line.
Shadman was finally caught at mid-off after driving a Khurram Shahzad ball, which resulted from Pakistan’s disciplined bowling, making it difficult for Bangladesh’s batters to score quickly.
After getting off to a cautious start, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque settled in and built a relationship, resulting in 52 runs without a loss. At the same time, as the older ball became less difficult to control, they started to find the boundary more regularly.
In addition to contributing to the team’s total, Najmul even took a chance against Hamza, but he got away without being hurt. When the lunch break rolled around, Bangladesh was on the verge of triumph, with just 63 more runs required to finish the chase and score a victory that would live long in the memory.
