Taijul six-fer helps Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan again

Pakistan were whitewashed by Bangladesh for a second consecutive time as the hosts completed the win in the second Test on the final morning to clinch the series 2-0.

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.

Rizwan received a reprieve at the start of play and then managed to find boundaries off back-to-back deliveries against Nahid Rana. Sajid Khan then found boundaries off successive balls against Taskin Ahmed.

The two batters continued to thwart Bangladesh and raised Pakistan's hopes with a crucial half-century stand. But with only three wickets needed, Bangladesh broke the partnership via Taijul Islam who induced Sajid's outside edge, pouched at first slip for his fifth wicket.

The decisive blow came in the very next over when Rizwan edged to gully, falling six runs short of a century. Bangladesh completed formalities in the next over when Taijul claimed a six-fer by taking the final wicket.

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, while Mushfiqur Rahim was named player of the series.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 278 (Litton Das 126; Khurram Shahzad 4-81) & 390 (Mushfiqur Rahim 137; Khurram Shahzad 4-86) beat Pakistan 232 (Babar Azam 68; Nahid Rana 3-60) & 358 (Mohammad Rizwan 94; Taijul Islam 6-120) by 78 runs