Pakistan to tour Bangladesh after gap of six years for two Tests and 3 T20Is

Karachi: Pakistan on Tuesday announced its national cricket team will tour Bangladesh after a gap of six years to play two Tests and three Twenty20 internationals in November. “Pakistan will play two World Test Championship matches soon after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates,” said a Pakistan Cricket Board release. Pakistan last toured Bangladesh in 2015. [caption id=“attachment_9608701” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] File image of Pakistan captain Babar Azam. AFP[/caption] The T20Is will be staged at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla stadium on November 19, 20 and 22. The two teams will then travel to Chittagong for the first of the two Tests at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from 26 to 30 November. The two teams will return to Dhaka to play the final Test, which will start 4 December. Pakistan have an immaculate record in Tests against Bangladesh with 10 wins from 11 matches. They also enjoy an impressive record in the T20Is against Bangladesh with 10 wins from 12 matches. 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