Pakistan will face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series at home, which starts on August 21. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and the National Stadium in Karachi will host the second Test from August 30 to September 3.
Pakistan has never lost a Test match against Bangladesh so far, and under Shan Masood’s leadership, the hosts would like to maintain the perfect record in front of home fans. The series against Bangladesh is a must-win for the Pakistani team, as it will also help them keep their chances of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final alive.
Ahead of the start of the Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh, here’s a look at how these two teams have performed against each other in the 13 Tests played so far:
- Most wins: Pakistan (12 wins in 13 Tests).
- Highest total: 628 for 10 in 168.4 overs by Pakistan in Khulna, April 2015.
- Lowest total: 87 all out in 32.0 overs by Bangladesh in Mirpur, December 2021.
- Biggest win (by runs): Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 328 runs in Mirpur, May 2015.
- Biggest win (by innings): Pakistan beat Bangladesh by an innings and 264 runs in Multan, August 2001.
- Biggest win (by wickets): Pakistan beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in Peshawar, August 2003.
- Smallest win: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 1 wicket in Multan, September 2003.
- Most runs: 650 runs in seven Tests by Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan).
- Highest score: 226 runs from 428 balls by Azhar Ali of Pakistan in Mirpur (May 2015).
- Highest average (minimum 5 Tests): 251.50 by Mohammad Yusuf of Pakistan (503 runs in five Tests).
- Most 100s: 3 centuries each by Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez (both from Pakistan).
- Most 50s: six half-centuries by Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh).
- Most ducks: 4 zeroes in 12 innings by Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh).
- Most sixes: 8 sixes in five Tests by Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh.
- Most runs in a series: 379 runs in three Tests of the 2003 series by Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh).
- Most wickets: 34 wickets in five Tests by Danish Kaneria (Pakistan).
- Best bowling figures (in an innings): 8 wickets for 42 runs in 15 overs by Sajid Khan (Pakistan) in Mirpur, December 2021.
- Best bowling figures (in a match): 12 wickets for 94 runs in 28 overs by Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) in Multan, August 2001.
- Most five-wicket hauls: 3 in five Tests by Danish Kaneria (Pakistan).
- Most 10 wickets in a match: 1 each by Danish Kaneria, Shoaib Akhtar, and Sajid Khan (all three from Pakistan).
- Most wickets in a series: 17 wickets each in three Tests by Shabbir Ahmed of Pakistan and Mohammad Rafique of Bangladesh during the 2003 series.
- Most dismissals: 26 (24 catches, 2 stumpings) in six Tests by Rashid Latif (Pakistan).
- Most catches: 8 catches each by Younis Khan and Azhar Ali (both from Pakistan).
- Highest partnership: 312 runs for the 1st wicket between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes of Bangladesh in Khulna, April 2015.
- Most matches: 7 Tests each by Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, and Taufeeq Umar (all from Pakistan).
- Most wins as captain: 3 wins each by Misbah-ul-Haq, Rashid Latif, and Waqar Younis (all three from Pakistan).
In the last Test series played between Pakistan and Bangladesh in December 2021, Pakistan won the first match by 8 wickets and managed to get the better of Bangladesh by an innings and 8 runs in the second Test.
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