Rehman's best sets up clean sweep
Pakistan capped off a fruitful year in cricket by completing a clean sweep against Bangladesh on a day that showcased the unpredictability of Test cricket
17/12Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Dec 17-21 2011
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
338 & 234 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
470 & 107/3 (20.5 ov)
Player of the Match
17/12Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Dec 17-21 2011
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
338 & 234 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
470 & 107/3 (20.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Pakistan in charge despite Shakib's six-for
Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh player to score a hundred and take a five-for in the same Test, but that wasn't enough to stop Pakistan from taking charge
Day 3
Taufeeq century makes it Pakistan's day
Pakistan gave another demonstration of the batting solidity that has characterised their cricket in 2011, cutting the deficit to 46
Day 2
Pakistan fight back on curtailed day
Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim frustrated Pakistan in a truncated morning session, but the visitors levelled the game over the next two sessions
Day 1
Shakib, Nafees rescue Bangladesh
Shahriar Nafees and Shakib Al Hasan batted for almost two sessions to rescue Bangladesh from what had looked set to be yet another low total, after Aizaz Cheema had reduced them to 43 for 4 in helpful morning conditions
Others
Two bounces, zero runs
Plays of the Day for the fourth day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan
The stumping that never was
Plays of the Day for the third day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan
Taufeeq defends Pakistan's cautious batting
Taufeeq Umar, the Pakistan batsman, defended his side's cautious batting approach on the third day of the Mirpur Test, saying that the plan was to first get close to Bangladesh's 338 without losing too many batsmen
'Had to work really hard for this century' - Shakib
It was ironical that a run-out ended Shakib Al Hasan's innings that was so solidly built on patience and thinking on his feet
Nazmul's grand entrance and Akmal's accident
ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the second day in Mirpur
No excuse for Bangladesh's fielding - Law
Stuart Law has demanded higher standards from his fielders after a series of dropped catches left the team struggling to save the second Test
Nafees responds to pressure
Shahriar Nafees's half-century on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan has put the other two Test fifties he made this year in the shade
Acrobatics from Akmal
ESPNCricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the first day in Mirpur
I let my team down - Mushfiqur
Mushfiqur Rahim said poor shot selection hindered Bangladesh's chances of saving the second Test