Taijul 's Five Wickets Seal Bangladesh's Historic Win

Taijul Islam takes 5 wickets in the 2nd innings in this match

After Jaker Ali's career-best innings of 91 helped lift Bangladesh to 268 all out in their second innings, setting the West Indies a challenging target of 287, Islam spun a web around the Caribbean batters. His 5 for 50 dismantled the West Indies, who were bowled out for 185 in the final session of the day.

Fast bowler Nahid Rana, who had earlier taken five wickets in the first innings, provided the finishing touch by dismissing last man Shamar Joseph with a yorker for his only wicket of the innings. Seamers Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud also contributed with two wickets apiece, with Taskin finishing as the series' highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets.

“It’s a great feeling to win a Test abroad, which doesn’t happen often for us,” said Islam, named Player of the Match. “All the boys put in a tremendous effort.”

The West Indies fought valiantly, with Kavem Hodge top-scoring with 55 and captain Kraigg Brathwaite playing an enterprising knock of 43 from 63 balls. However, they lost wickets consistently and were unable to mount a serious challenge, eventually falling in just 50 overs.

"We wanted to be positive, and I thought we started well, but we couldn’t carry it through," said a disappointed Brathwaite.

This victory marked Bangladesh’s first Test win in the West Indies since their 2-0 series sweep over a weakened Caribbean team in 2009.

Earlier, Ali’s aggressive knock of 91, which included eight fours and five sixes, had tilted the balance in Bangladesh's favor. Resuming on 193-5, Ali added 75 more runs to the total, contributing 62 of those in a one-man show during the morning session. His pursuit of a maiden Test century was cut short when Alzarri Joseph dismissed him, catching him at deep midwicket just before lunch.

The West Indies' defeat, coming after their dominant 201-run victory in Antigua, saw them fail to chase down the target despite a bright start.