Bangladesh is one day away from securing their first-ever home Test series victory over Pakistan. Day 4 of the Sylhet Test ended with Pakistan clinging to survival at 316-7, still needing 121 runs on the final day to reach a towering 437-run target. Mohammad Rizwan remains unbeaten on 75 alongside Sajid Khan on 8.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam dominated the afternoon sessions, finishing the day with figures of 4-113. He methodically dismantled the top and middle order, removing captain Shan Masood for 71 and Babar Azam for 47, according to a report detailing the Day 4 closing score, Taijul Islam’s specific bowling figures, and the historical record chase context for Pakistan.
Pakistan found a lifeline in a resilient 134-run sixth-wicket partnership between Rizwan and Salman Agha. Agha contributed a crucial 71 before Taijul broke the stand late in the day. The stakes on Day 5 are unprecedented. If Pakistan manages to score the remaining 121 runs, they will set a new world record for the highest successful run chase in Test cricket history, surpassing the 418 runs chased down by the West Indies against Australia in 2003. Pakistan’s current highest successful chase sits at 377.
Both dressing rooms are bracing for a tense final morning. Bangladesh fast bowling coach Shaun Tait expressed confidence in his attack, stating they expect to bowl Pakistan out early on Day 5. Pakistan batting coach Asad Shafiq praised his team’s fightback and remains optimistic about the unbroken Rizwan-Sajid partnership, a sentiment echoed across international sports coverage and syndication of Bangladesh closing in on the Test series victory over Pakistan.