RAWALPINDI: Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan scored unbeaten 22 and 21 respectively to guide Bangladesh to their first-ever Test series victory against Pakistan on Day 5 of the second Test here on Tuesday.

Shakib Al Hasan scored the winning runs as he struck Abrar Ahmed for a boundary, steering Bangladesh to clean sweep the series 2-0. Bangladesh needed 63 runs to win in two sessions on Day 5, with Najmul Hossain Shanto playing at 33 and Mominul Haque at 20. However, Salman Ali Agha halted Bangladesh’s progress with the wicket of Najmul, courtesy of Abdullah Shafique’s catch at short leg. Bangladesh skipper was a notable contributor in the modest chase with 38 runs. Shortly afterwards, Mominul became Abrar Ahmed’s first wicket in the series after scoring 34 runs. Bangladesh’s veteran batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan then joined hands and steered the side to the historic victory. Earlier on Day 5, Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam resumed their innings at 31 and nine respectively with Bangladesh needing 148 runs to sweep the series. Mir Hamza gave Pakistan their first breakthrough as he castled Zakir after he played a quick knock of 40 off 39 with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

However, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque fought back with an unbeaten 52-run stand to drag the total to 122-2 when the Lunch was called. Prior to that, Hasan Mahmud led the bowling attack with his maiden five-wicket haul to help Bangladesh bundle Pakistan for a meagre 172 in the second innings on Day 4. Wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Salman Ali Agha offered some resilience with their gutsy 43 and 47 knocks before the home side was booked on a modest total. Other than Mahmud Hasan, Nahid Rana was the key bowler for Bangladesh with four wickets.