Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs in the second Test in Sylhet to complete a 2-0 series sweep and move above India into fifth place in the ICC World Test Championship standings. The win gave Bangladesh a 58.33 percent points percentage and pushed India down to sixth.
Bangladesh wrapped up the series-clinching victory during the morning session on the final day, with its bowlers taking the last three Pakistan wickets to close out the match. The result was more than a clean finish to the Test in Sylhet. It changed the shape of the standings, with Bangladesh now sitting fifth and India slipping to sixth after the defeat.
That makes the margin in Sylhet matter well beyond the scoreline. Bangladesh did not just finish a home series with authority; it used the second-Test win to overtake a higher-ranked rival in the championship table. The timing was crucial, because the standings shift came immediately after the victory and reflected the value of every run, wicket and over across the two Tests.
There was little room for Pakistan once the final day began. Bangladesh’s bowlers were enough to finish the job in the morning session, taking the last three wickets and sealing the result before the day could stretch deeper. For Pakistan, the loss completed a 2-0 sweep against it and left the visitors with nothing to salvage from the series in Sylhet.
For Bangladesh, the bigger story is the climb. A win-loss percentage of 58.33 percent now puts the side above India in the ICC World Test Championship standings, a position that carries weight in a tight table. Taijul Islam and the rest of Bangladesh’s attack helped deliver a result that now resonates beyond one match, because it changed where two teams sit in the race.
The next question is no longer whether Bangladesh can make noise in the standings, but how long it can keep the place it has earned. India’s drop to sixth makes the consequences immediate, and Bangladesh’s rise to fifth gives it a foothold it will be expected to defend in the matches ahead.
