Pakistan to arrive today

The Pakistan cricket team will arrive in Dhaka this morning for a three-match T20I series and two World Test Championship (WTC) fixtures against Bangladesh.

Pakistan are expected to touch down at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 8:10am from Dubai, where they lost the semifinal of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Australia by five wickets.

The Pakistan team will directly enter a bio-secure bubble at a hotel in the capital after landing. According to government mandated protocols, the players can start practising from the next day given they return negative Covid tests after arrival.

Pakistan will play the three T20Is against Bangladesh on November 19, 20 and 22 – all at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, with a 2:00pm starting time.

The teams will play the first Test from November 26 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram before playing the second Test in Mirpur from December 4.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh will tour New Zealand for two WTC fixtures in Mount Maunganui and Christchurch in January next year, New Zealand Cricket confirmed yesterday.