There are Test matches where you can feel the momentum shifting. And then there are Test matches where the momentum stopped shifting a long time ago — where one team has settled into a position of such complete control that the only question left is not who wins, but by how much.
The 2nd Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Sylhet is firmly in the second category.
Day 3, session 1. Bangladesh batting in their second innings. Lead already past 249 runs at lunch. Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim — two of the most experienced batters in Bangladesh's history — together at the crease, adding runs with the calm authority of men who know exactly what they are building toward. Pakistan's bowlers working hard, getting little in return.
This is not where Pakistan wanted to be. Not after the first Test. Not after this series. Not ever.
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