Sylhet, May 17 -- Bangladesh seized complete control of the second Test against Pakistan at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet, ending Day 2 with a commanding 156-run lead after a dominant performance with both ball and bat.

After resuming the day with Pakistan beginning their first innings, Bangladesh's bowlers combined superbly to dismiss the visitors for 232, conceding only a slender 46-run first-innings lead. By stumps, Bangladesh had raced to 110 for 3 in their second innings, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy leading the charge through a confident half-century, according to ESPNcricinfo.

The morning belonged to Taskin Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who ripped through Pakistan's top order with disciplined bowling. Taskin struc...