Taijul Islam helps Bangladesh jump India to fifth after 78-run win

taijul islam did not need a long chase in Sylhet. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs in the second Test, then moved above India into fifth place on the ICC World Test Championship standings after finishing the job in the morning session on the final day.

Sylhet finishes the series

The win completed a 2-0 series sweep and gave Bangladesh a 58.33 percent win-loss record. That figure pushed them past India, who dropped to sixth on the table.

Bangladesh’s bowlers closed out the match by taking the last three Pakistan wickets. The final session did not drift; it ended the Test on Bangladesh’s terms, with the margin left at 78 runs.

India slide to sixth

Bangladesh were not just playing for a series result. The victory changed their place in the World Test Championship standings, and that is the practical gain from a short, clean finish in Sylhet.

India’s drop to sixth was tied directly to Bangladesh’s win-loss percentage after the match. Bangladesh reached 58.33 percent, enough to move one place higher and turn a series sweep into a table change.

For Bangladesh, the move above India is the larger consequence. A 2-0 result against Pakistan delivered both the sweep and the standings lift, and the final three wickets on the morning of the last day sealed both at once.