Pakistan have fulfilled their pledge of providing opportunities for new talent by selecting four debutants for their first ODI against Bangladesh. Of particular note is opener Maaz Sadaqat, a fast-rising young cross-format batsman who impressed in last year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL).
He is also a prolific scorer in List A cricket with three hundreds and two half-centuries to his credit, as highlighted in the Pakistan National Cricket Team Vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
| No. | Pakistan Player | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azan Awais | Batter |
| 2 | Abdullah Fazal | Batter |
| 3 | Shan Masood (C) | Batter / Captain |
| 4 | Babar Azam | Batter |
| 5 | Saud Shakeel | Batter |
| 6 | Salman Ali Agha | All-rounder |
| 7 | Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 8 | Hasan Ali | Bowler |
| 9 | Sajid Khan | Bowler |
| 10 | Khurram Shahzad | Bowler |
| 11 | Mohammad Abbas | Bowler |
| No. | Bangladesh Player | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmudul Hasan Joy | Batter |
| 2 | Tanzid Hasan | Batter |
| 3 | Mominul Haque | Batter |
| 4 | Najmul Hossain Shanto (C) | Batter / Captain |
| 5 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 6 | Litton Das (WK) | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| 7 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | All-rounder |
| 8 | Taijul Islam | Bowler |
| 9 | Taskin Ahmed | Bowler |
| 10 | Shoriful Islam | Bowler |
| 11 | Nahid Rana | Bowler |
| Innings | Team | Score | Overs | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Innings | Bangladesh | 278 all out | 77.0 | — |
| 1st Innings | Pakistan | 232 all out | 57.4 | — |
| 2nd Innings | Bangladesh | 390 all out | 102.2 | — |
| 2nd Innings | Pakistan | 358 all out | 97.2 | Bangladesh won by 78 runs |
| Team | Player | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Litton Das | 126 | 159 |
| Bangladesh | Mushfiqur Rahim | 137 | 233 |
| Pakistan | Mohammad Rizwan | 94 | 166 |
| Pakistan | Shan Masood | 71 | 116 |
| Pakistan | Salman Ali Agha | 71 | 102 |
| Pakistan | Babar Azam | 47 | 52 |
| Team | Bowler | Wickets | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Taijul Islam | 6 | 120 |
| Bangladesh | Nahid Rana | 2 | 71 |
| Pakistan | Khurram Shahzad | 4 | 86 |
| Pakistan | Mohammad Abbas | 1 | 66 |
| Pakistan | Hasan Ali | 1 | 62 |
| No. | Date | Format | Venue | Pakistan Score | Bangladesh Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May 2026 | Test | Sylhet | 232 & 358 | 278 & 390 | Bangladesh won by 78 runs |
| 2 | 12 May 2026 | Test | Dhaka | 386 & 163 | 413 & 240/9 dec | Bangladesh won by 104 runs |
| 3 | 15 Mar 2026 | ODI | Dhaka | 279 | 290/5 | Bangladesh won by 11 runs |
| 4 | 13 Mar 2026 | ODI | Dhaka | 274 | 114 | Pakistan won by 128 runs (DLS) |
| 5 | 11 Mar 2026 | ODI | Dhaka | 114 | 115/2 | Bangladesh won by 8 wickets |
| 6 | 24 Jul 2025 | T20I | Dhaka | 178/7 | 104 | Pakistan won by 74 runs |
| 7 | 22 Jul 2025 | T20I | Dhaka | 125 | 133 | Bangladesh won by 8 runs |
| 8 | 20 Jul 2025 | T20I | Dhaka | 110 | 112/3 | Bangladesh won by 7 wickets |
| 9 | 27 Feb 2025 | ODI | Rawalpindi | — | — | Abandoned without a ball bowled |
| 10 | 31 Oct 2023 | ODI | Kolkata | 205/3 | 204 | Pakistan won by 7 wickets |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Abandoned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 6 | 1 |
ODIs
One Day Internationals (ODIs) are limited-overs cricket matches played under standard limited-overs rules between international teams with official status.
As the top level of List A competition and considered major international matches, ODIs represent the pinnacle of List A competition and must adhere to certain fielding restrictions that limit how many fielders may set attacking fields outside the thirty-yard circle during an ODI match.
They usually occur between Test-playing nations and other ICC member countries and typically last seven hours with three powerplays of 10 overs each. In terms of fielding restrictions that limit fielders allowed outside this limit with only attacking fields being set during powerplay 1 & 2.
Bangladesh bowler Nahid Rana struck gold when Pakistan collapsed to 174 all out in the final session, as Jaker-Mahedi and Shoriful-Tanzim took care of business to give Bangladesh an early 2-0 advantage in the series.
T20Is
Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket is an exciting short form played at professional levels, restricted to 20 overs per side (equivalent to 120 legal deliveries). T20Is are one of the three forms recognized by ICC for international play.
T20Is are an exciting modern-era format of cricket that has revolutionised its appeal. While Test matches may last anywhere between one and five days, T20 games typically wrap up within three hours from start to finish and offer big hits and excitement while testing bowlers’ skills against one another. T20Is also include the option for a super over should both teams reach equal scores at the end of an innings.
Tests
Test matches are the longest form of international cricket, taking five days and featuring each team having two innings. At the end of a test match, whoever scores the most runs wins; failing that, teams may forfeit an innings in order to achieve a draw result.
These matches typically begin around 11:00am and conclude around 6:00pm each day with several breaks throughout each day for players to eat and drink as necessary.
During a test match, television replay can help on field umpires make decisions when they are uncertain whether a fielder has touched or crossed a boundary line, or whether a batsman has scored four or six runs. This practice is known as Decision Review System.
Series
Pakistan was granted Test match status in 1952 by the Imperial Cricket Conference upon recommendation from India, but struggled for international success until the 1980s.
Since then, however, Pakistan have become regulars at late stages of tournaments and won major titles like ICC World Cup, Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup tournaments.
Pakistan’s tour to England in 2006 is one of the highlights in recent history, when they swept all three Test matches without loss. Of note was England’s Alastair Cook being run out off an apparent tampered-with ball; this led to play being stopped and eventually abandoned altogether.
Misbah has led Pakistan’s cricket team to great success since his arrival. In early 2014, they traveled to New Zealand and easily won both Test series.
This marked Pakistan’s first-ever series win there and elevated them to number two in Test rankings overtaking Imran Khan and Javed Miandad’s combined 14 wins record.
They competed in the 2012 World T20 tournament, where they defeated Bangladesh and South Africa to advance to the semifinals. Unfortunately, Sri Lanka defeated them but still finished second in their group behind India.
Under the playing conditions for the 2026 T20 World Cup, matches will be declared a loss if one team convinces an umpire that they have no desire to continue to play the game; this could result in further punishments such as being barred from future ICC tournaments. Pakistan may therefore face further repercussions and could face being barred from further participation altogether.
As seen with Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in 2019, harsh penalties could include freezing funding and exclusion from World Cup qualifiers. The Pakistan National Cricket Team Vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard provides useful context for understanding the teams’ competitive history and performances.
However, the ICC remains cautious of setting an unfavorable precedent that undermines neutrality and fairness at events sanctioned by them; rather, they have set a strong track record for punishing governments that interfere in cricket administration in accordance with Article 2.4 of their constitution, which states that boards must manage their affairs independently.
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