Bangladesh achieved a historic milestone by defeating Pakistan by six wickets in a rain-affected second Test, sweeping the two-Test series 2-0 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Bangladesh had previously won the first Test by 10 wickets after Pakistan declared their first innings at 448 for six.

This victory marks Bangladesh’s third series win outside of home and their first against Pakistan. Fittingly, Bangladesh’s most experienced cricketers, Mushfiqur Rahim (22) and Shakib Al Hasan (21) were at the crease when their side made history. The two batters joined forces at 153 for four after Abrar Ahmed dismissed Mominul Haque (34) for his only wicket of the Test.

In the first Test, Mushfiqur scored a valiant 191 to guide Bangladesh to a commanding 565 in the first innings, while Shakib took four wickets in the match, including three for 44 as Pakistan were bowled out for 146.

For Pakistan, this was their sixth loss in 10 home Tests since their victory over South Africa on February 8, 2021, marking 1,303 days without a home Test win. Overall, it was Pakistan’s 11th loss in 23 Tests with eight wins since Hasan Ali’s 10-wicket haul against South Africa.

This was also Shan Masood’s fifth consecutive loss as Pakistan captain since taking over from Babar Azam for last year’s tour to Australia. It was a forgettable start for Jason Gillespie as Pakistan’s red-ball head coach. With Pakistan’s next Test against England at home on October 7, Bangladesh has left Pakistan with a mountain to climb.

The series loss has also ended Pakistan’s hopes of qualifying for the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord’s next June. After seven Tests, Pakistan is languishing in eighth place in the nine-team table with 16 points.

Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 42 for no loss in pursuit of a 185-run target, Bangladesh went to lunch at 122 for two and wrapped up the series just before tea as rain stayed away all day.

In the first session, Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam were the batters dismissed, falling to Mir Hamza and Khurram Shahzad, respectively. Zakir was bowled on 40 after starting the day at 31, while Shadman added 15 runs to his overnight score of nine, departing after contributing 24 runs.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (38) then added a 57-run partnership for the third wicket with Mominul Haque to set Bangladesh on course for a comfortable victory.

Litton Das, for his 138 runs in the first innings after Bangladesh had plummeted to 26 for six, and six dismissals, was adjudged player of the match. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, for his 155 runs in two innings and 10 wickets in the series, was declared player of the series.

Scores in brief (Day 5 of 5):

Pakistan: 274 all-out, 85.1 overs (Saim Ayub 58, Shan Masood 57, Salman Ali Agha 54, Babar Azam 31, Mohammad Rizwan 29; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5-61, Taskin Ahmed 3-57) and 172 all-out, 46.4 overs (Salman Ali Agha 47 not out, Mohammad Rizwan 43, Shan Masood 28, Saim Ayub 20; Hasan Mahmud 5-43, Nahid Rana 4-44)

Bangladesh: 262 all-out, 78.4 overs (Litton Das 138, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78, Hasan Mahmud 13 not out; Khurram Shahzad 6-90, Salman Ali Agha 2-13, Mir Hamza 2-50) and 185-4, 56 overs (Zakir Hasan 40, Najmul Hossain Shanto 38, Mominul Haque 34, Shadman Islam 24)

Result: Bangladesh won by six wickets

Player of the match: Litton Das (Bangladesh)

Player of the series: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh)