bangladesh produced one of the finest performances in their Test history while defeating Pakistan Completed a memorable 2-0 whitewash on home ground by 78 runs in the second test. Pakistan showed resistance while chasing the difficult target of 437 runs. Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Aga, but led Bangladesh’s disciplined bowling attack Taijul IslamUltimately achieving a famous victory and celebrating amongst the home crowd.
The series win sealed Bangladesh’s first home Test series sweep against Pakistan and highlighted the team’s growing maturity in all departments. From overcoming pressure in the first innings to dominating the latter stages of the match, Bangladesh looked the better team throughout the match.
Liton Das rescues Bangladesh after early collapse
Bangladesh were in deep trouble at 116/6 after Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl under overcast skies. Especially Pakistan’s fast bowlers khurram shehzadTook advantage of the conditions brilliantly and looked set to bowl out the hosts cheaply.
However, Liton Das Once again emerged as the savior of Bangladesh. The stylish wicketkeeper-batsman played a fearless counter-innings of 126, combining composure with aggression to frustrate Pakistan’s bowlers. His innings completely changed the momentum and helped Bangladesh score a respectable 278 runs in the first innings.
Khurram finished with impressive figures of 4/81, but Bangladesh managed to recover from the poor start thanks to the brilliance of Liton.
Bangladesh bowlers regained control
Pakistan started its response positively but failed to build important partnerships. Babar Azam Fought hard with a brilliant innings of 68 runs, yet wickets kept falling at the other end. Bangladesh’s bowlers maintained consistent pressure, with Nahid Rana emerging as the standout performer.
The young fast bowler bowled with pace and discipline, taking 3 wickets for 60 runs, as Pakistan was bundled out for 232 runs. Bangladesh took a significant lead of 46 runs, which proved to be the turning point in the match. As the game progressed the pitch became easier to bat on and Bangladesh took full advantage of the improving conditions in their second innings.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton took Bangladesh to the big target
Bangladesh’s second innings was built on patience, discipline and smart shot selection. Mahmudul Hasan Joy Provided a solid start with a valuable 52 runs at the top of the order in front of the experienced mushfiqur rahim Took complete command of the innings.
Mushfiqur displayed a masterclass in Test batting by scoring a brilliant 137 runs under pressure. His ability to rotate the strike and punish loose balls continually sapped Pakistan’s confidence. Liton continued his dream match with another important contribution of 69 runs down the order as Bangladesh put their lead beyond Pakistan’s reach. Bangladesh eventually scored 390 runs, leaving Pakistan with a mammoth target of 437 runs. Although Shehzad once again impressed with 4/86, Pakistan’s bowlers lacked support from the other end.
Mohammad Rizwan’s struggle went in vain
Pakistan had a great start to chase the target and Shan Masood played a struggling inning of 71 runs. Mohammad Rizwan Then kept Pakistan alive with the target of 94 runs. salman agha Added another valuable 71 runs during a 134-run partnership that briefly gave hope of escaping the unexpected. Rizwan and sajid khan Adopted an aggressive stance at the end of the innings too, but the target remained very difficult.
Taijul eventually broke Pakistan’s resistance by taking a brilliant six wickets. The experienced left-arm spinner took 6/120 and ended the innings at 358 to ensure Bangladesh’s historic win.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Alhamdulillah for everything…Team Bangladesh Zindabad ππππ pic.twitter.com/ctnspErUjN
– Mushfiqur Rahim (@mushfiqur15) 20 May 2026
done and dusted. β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
For the first time, Bangladesh has officially welcomed the Pakistan national cricket team on home soil in Bengali language. π§π©π₯
Four consecutive Test wins against Pakistan. History was created. β€οΈ#BANvsPAK pic.twitter.com/qN81b4PvJR
– Shadman Saqib Arnob (@arnuX05) 20 May 2026
Bangladesh complete 2-0 whitewash at home in 2026#Cricket #BANvsPAK #bangladeshcricket pic.twitter.com/QoTrQ5MsHa
β CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 20 May 2026
π¨Bangladesh whitewashes Pakistanπ¨
Bangladesh won by 78 runs, Shanto and Co.’s performance was phenomenal.
Dalali Pakistan lost 4 tests (2 home, 2 away) against Bangladeshπ₯#PAKvsBAN #BANvsPAK #PakistanCricket #rizwan #shanto #littandas #Cricket #whiteness pic.twitter.com/dm5MevTXKL
– Cricket with Chaitu (@CricketChaitu) 20 May 2026
Last 5 series between BAN vs PAK
2024 – BAN won the test series (2-0)
2025 – Pakistan won the T20 series (3-0)
2025 β BAN won the T20I series (2-1)
2025 – BAN won the ODI series (2-1)
2026 – BAN won the Test series (2-0)*#BANvsPAK pic.twitter.com/F2C9aUHmwg– πΊπππππ (@Shebas_10dulkar) 20 May 2026
Man of the Match: Liton Das
Man of the Series: Mushfiqur Rahim
Most Valuable Player of the Match: Taijul Islam
Most Valuable Player of the Series: Nazmul Hossain Shanto#BANvsPAK pic.twitter.com/yEw5X0FOu8– Shadman Saqib Arnob (@arnuX05) 20 May 2026
Bangladesh vs Pakistan in last 4 tests:
-Bangladesh won by 10 wickets.
-Bangladesh won by 6 wickets.
-Bangladesh won by 104 runs.
-Bangladesh won by 78 runs.#BANvsPAK pic.twitter.com/UNy9oLSCWrβ Indian Cricket (@IPL2025Auction) 20 May 2026
Bangladesh won the Sylhet Test by 78 runs to win the series 2-0.β€οΈπ§π©
Shento and his team completely dominated in all three departments, our second series win in World Test Championship history.π#BANvsPAK #WTC27 pic.twitter.com/dGApyJtdS6
– Kazi Tanvir Hussain π§π© (@kt16tanvir) 20 May 2026
Congratulations π #TeamTigers π§π©
Bengali wash in one smoke π
Why should I get angry?Read more Choose another option to get a new loan OK RUN#BANvsPAK #testcricket #ICCTestChampionship pic.twitter.com/Os1xpMwRIP
– Liton Kumar Saha (@soddo2012) 20 May 2026
π¨Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the test series#BANvsPAK pic.twitter.com/4tdrREgPng
– Baddhakist_thelazygenius (@MITHILVIRU) 20 May 2026
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs in the second test… fourth consecutive test win against Pakistan.#BANvsPAK pic.twitter.com/0IwTVatrys
– Devesh Pandey (@devveshpandey) 20 May 2026
@bcbtigers Completely dominated the series π§π©π₯
Whitewashed 2-0 in Test against Pakistan. Brilliant cricket from Bangladesh throughout the series π Pakistan fought well but couldn’t match the consistency. Overall great test cricket #banavspak pic.twitter.com/2IoSYLnAaw– Dimuth Karunaratna π±π° (@IamDimuth) 20 May 2026
another day another defeat
Pakistan cricket is going through a bad phase.
M Rizwan will eventually lose his Test place too, it seems that Shaheen Afridi, Nauman, Shan Masood will not be part of the future plans. #banvaspak #clean it up #WorldTestChampionship2026 pic.twitter.com/aYzx4vwYos
– Mujtaba Hasan (@kheltimewithmj) 20 May 2026
Congratulations to Bangladesh national cricket team
Test series win 2-0. π₯β
bangladesh vs pakistan test match πPlay well boys…#EmotionofBengal #banvaspak #bangladesh #Cricket #Pakistan #ICC #testcricket pic.twitter.com/clXIMMZor9
β Emotion of Bengal (@Emotionofbengal) 20 May 2026
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