Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025–26
International cricket tour
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The Pakistan cricket team toured Bangladesh in March 2026 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against the Bangladesh cricket team.[1][2][3] All the matches were played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Dhaka.[4] They later returned in May 2026 to play two Test matches. The Test series forms part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship.[5]
Dates
11 March – 20 May 2026
Captains
Najmul Shanto (Tests)
Mehidy Miraz (ODIs)
Mehidy Miraz (ODIs)
Result
Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs
Mushfiqur Rahim (253)
| Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025–26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bangladesh | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 11 March – 20 May 2026 | ||
| Captains |
Najmul Shanto (Tests) Mehidy Miraz (ODIs) |
Shan Masood (Tests) Shaheen Afridi (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mushfiqur Rahim (253) | Mohammad Rizwan (181) | |
| Most wickets | Taijul Islam (13) | Mohammad Abbas (10) | |
| Player of the series | Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tanzid Hasan (175) | Salman Ali Agha (174) | |
| Most wickets | Nahid Rana (8) | Haris Rauf (6) | |
| Player of the series |
Tanzid Hasan (Ban) Nahid Rana (Ban) | ||
Bangladesh won the ODI series by 2-1 margin. They also won the test series by 2-0 margin, becoming the first team to whitewash Pakistan both at home and away.[6]
Squads
Ahead of the second Test, Shadman Islam was replaced by Zakir Hasan due to injury.[11]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Sahibzada Farhan and Shamyl Hussain (Pak) all made their ODI debuts.[12]
- Nahid Rana (Ban) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[13][14]
- This was Pakistan's lowest total against Bangladesh in ODIs.[15]
2nd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Bangladesh were set a revised target of 243 runs from 32 overs due to rain.
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Ghazi Ghori and Saad Masood (Pak) both made their ODI debuts.
- Tanzid Hasan (Ban) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[16]
Test series
1st Test
8–12 May 2026 Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal (Pak) both made their Test debuts.
- Mushfiqur Rahim scored his 42nd 50+ score in Tests, the most by any Bangladeshi batter.[17]
- Azan Awais (Pak) scored his maiden century in Tests.[18]
- Mominul Haque (Ban) scored his 5,000th run in Tests.[19]
- Noman Ali (Pak) took his 100th wicket in Tests.[20]
- World Test Championship points: Bangladesh 12, Pakistan −8.[a]
2nd Test
16–20 May 2026 Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanzid Hasan (Ban) made his Test debut.
- World Test Championship points: Bangladesh 12, Pakistan 0.
Notes
- Kumar Dharmasena replaced Richard Kettleborough on the Day 3.