Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2024

The Bangladesh cricket team toured Pakistan in August 2024 to play two Test matches.[1][2][3] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[4][5] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) finalized the bilateral series as a part of the 2023–2027 ICC Future Tours Programme.[6] In July 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.[7][8]

Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2024
 
  Pakistan Bangladesh
Dates 21 August – 3 September 2024
Captains Shan Masood Najmul Hossain Shanto
Test series
Result Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Mohammad Rizwan (294) Mushfiqur Rahim (216)
Most wickets Khurram Shahzad (9) Mehidy Hasan Miraz (10)
Player of the series Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Ban)

On 18 August 2024, PCB moved the second Test match from National Stadium, Karachi to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium due to construction work.[9]

Squads

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  Pakistan[10]   Bangladesh[11]

On 17 August 2024, Mahmudul Hasan Joy was ruled out of the series with a groin injury.[12][13] On 19 August 2024, Aamir Jamal was ruled out of the series due to back injury.[14] On 28 August 2024, Abrar Ahmed, Aamir Jamal who was initially released due to injury and Kamran Ghulam added to the squad for the second Test.[15]

Test series

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1st Test

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21–25 August 2024
Scorecard
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448/6d (113 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 171* (241)
Hasan Mahmud 2/70 (23 overs)
565 (167.3 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 191 (341)
Naseem Shah 3/93 (27.3 overs)
146 (55.5 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 51 (80)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 4/21 (11.5 overs)
30/0 (6.3 overs)
Zakir Hasan 15* (26)
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • The start of day 1 was delayed by 4 hours and 30 minutes due to a wet outfield.
  • Saud Shakeel (Pak) scored his 1,000th run in Tests.[16]
  • This was Pakistan's lowest total against Bangladesh.[17]
  • This was Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan in Tests.[18]
  • World Test Championship Points: Bangladesh 9, Pakistan -6.[19]

2nd Test

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30 August–3 September 2024
Scorecard
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274 (85.1 overs)
Saim Ayub 58 (110)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/61 (22.1 overs)
262 (78.4 overs)
Liton Das 138 (228)
Khurram Shahzad 6/90 (21 overs)
172 (46.4 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 47* (71)
Hasan Mahmud 5/43 (10.4 overs)
185/4 (56 overs)
Zakir Hasan 40 (39)
Salman Ali Agha 1/17 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Liton Das (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
  • Khurram Shahzad (Pak) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[20]
  • Hasan Mahmud (Ban) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[21]
  • For the first time, Bangladeshi pacers took all 10 wickets of an innings in a Test, in Pakistan's 2nd batting innings.[22][23]
  • This was Bangladesh's first test series win in Pakistani soil.[24]
  • The 165 run partnership between Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz is the highest 7th wicket partnership after the loss of 6 wickets for less than 30 runs and the highest 7th wicket partnership for Bangladesh.
  • World Test Championship Points: Bangladesh 12, Pakistan 0.

References

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  1. ^ "Tigers to tour Pakistan two-times in 2024-25 window". Cricfrenzy. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Pakistan cricket schedule for 2024 including T20 World Cup in USA and Caribbean". The National. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan home season: Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI announced". Cricbuzz. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Pakistan announce action-packed schedule for International home season". International Cricket Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "PCB confirms Pakistan men's team FTP between 2023 and 2027". Cricket Pakistan. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ "PCB unveils details of 2024-25 home international season". Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Pakistan to host Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI in packed 2024-25 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Tests announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Squad Announced for Tour of Pakistan 2024". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Mahmudul Hasan to miss Pakistan Tests with groin injury". Cricbuzz. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Injured Mahmudul in doubt for Tests against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Aamer Jamal's back issues rule him out of Bangladesh Test series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Abrar, Jamal and Ghulam called up for second Test against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Saud Shakeel becomes joint-fastest Pakistani to reach 1,000 Test runs in Rawalpindi Test". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Bangladesh romp to historic first Test win against Pakistan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh script history with momentous Test victory over Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Pakistan, Bangladesh lose WTC points for slow over-rate in Rawalpindi Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Khurram Shahzad records best figures by Pakistani pacer at home in 21 years". Wisden. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Hasan first Bangladesh Test pacer to pick fifer against Pakistan". The Daily Star. 2 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Tiger pacers make it 10 out of 10 for the first time in Tests". The Daily Star. 2 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Pace dominance unleashed: Bangladesh's fast bowlers make history in Test cricket". The Business Standard. 2 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Bangladesh brush aside Pakistan in historic 2-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. 3 September 2024.
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