Pakistan on Tuesday announced that the men’s team will tour Bangladesh after a gap of six years for two Tests and three T20Is in November after the T20 World Cup in UAE. Pakistan last toured Bangladesh in 2015.
According to the latest Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release, the two-Test matches between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC).
“Pakistan will play two World Test Championship matches soon after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates,” said a PCB release.
The three T20Is will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on November 19, 20, and 22.
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The two teams will then be traveling to Chittagong where they will play the first Test match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from 26 to 30 November. Then the two teams will be back in Dhaka where they will be locking horns for the second and final Test from 4-8 November.
Pakistan has a superb record against Bangladesh in red-ball cricket with 10 wins from 11 Test matches. The Babar Azam and Co. also have the upper hand when it comes to T20I cricket as they have 10 wins from 12 T20Is.
Fixtures:
19 November – First T20I, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
20 November – Second T20I, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
22 November – Third T20I, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
26-30 November – First Test, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
4-8 November – Second Test, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
(With PTI Inputs)
