The win was powered by an inspired bowling display from young pacer Nahid Rana, who tore through Pakistan’s batting line-up with a sensational five-wicket haul on the final day. His fiery spell helped Bangladesh seal a memorable triumph and take control of the series.
Chasing 268 for victory, Pakistan struggled from the very beginning against Bangladesh’s disciplined pace attack. Taskin Ahmed provided the early breakthrough by dismissing Imam-ul-Haq cheaply, putting immediate pressure on the visitors.
Pakistan attempted to rebuild through Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan after Abdullah Fazal’s resistance ended, but Nahid Rana changed the course of the match with a devastating spell. The speedster removed both set batters before cleaning up the lower order to finish with figures of 5 for 40 as Pakistan were bowled out well short of the target.
Earlier in the day, Bangladesh resumed their second innings on 152 for 3 and declared at 240 for 9, setting Pakistan a challenging fourth-innings chase on a deteriorating surface.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led from the front with a composed 87, anchoring the innings after Mushfiqur Rahim’s early dismissal. Shanto played fluently against both pace and spin, striking seven boundaries in a crucial knock that pushed Bangladesh into a commanding position before he was trapped lbw by Noman Ali.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz added valuable runs lower down the order with a quick 24, helping Bangladesh extend the lead beyond 250. Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets.
Bangladesh had built the platform for victory in the first innings by scoring 413 and securing a slender 27-run lead after dismissing Pakistan for 386. Mehidy Hasan starred with the ball in that innings as well, claiming a five-wicket haul to keep Bangladesh ahead in the contest.
![Azan Awais [L] and Nahid Rana [R]](https://cricfrenzy.com/public/storage/images/5-2026/cf_xfll7xnE.jpg "Azan Awais [L] and Nahid Rana [R]")
