Published on 06:01 PM, September 14, 2021

Schedule for Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh announced

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today confirmed the schedule for Pakistan's tour of the country for three T20Is and two Tests, both part of the  ICC World Test Championship, in November-December. 

This home series against Pakistan is set to be the Tigers' first assignment after the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be held in the UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14.  

All the T20Is will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and are set to be Day-Night contests. The first T20I is scheduled to be held on November 19 while the second and third T20Is are scheduled for November 20 and 22 respectively. 

After the T20Is, the teams will then travel to Chattogram where the first Test will be held at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from November 26. The second and final Test will be held in Mirpur from December 4. The Test series will mark the beginning of Bangladesh's campaign in the ICC WTC cycle 2. 

The Pakistan team is returning to Bangladesh for the first time since the ACC Asia Cup T20 in 2016.  

 

Itinerary:

Date Match  Venue
19 November 2021 1st T20 (D/N) SBNCS
20 November 2021 2nd T20 (D/N) SBNCS
22 November 2021 3rd T20 (D/N) SBNCS
26-30 November 2021 First Test ZACS
04-08 December 2021 Second Test SBNCS