Bangladesh A cricket team in Pakistan in 2024

The Bangladesh A cricket team toured Pakistan in August 2024 to play against Pakistan Shaheens.[1] The tour consists of three List A and two first-class matches. The series forms part of both teams' preparation for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship fixtures.

Bangladesh A cricket team in Pakistan in 2024
 
  Pakistan Shaheens Bangladesh A
Dates 13 – 30 August 2024
Captains Saud Shakeel[n 1] (First-class)
Mohammad Haris (List A)
Anamul Haque (First-class)
Towhid Hridoy (List A)
FC series
Result 2-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs Umar Amin (177) Jaker Ali (172)
Most wickets Mir Hamza (5) Tanzim Hasan Sakib (2)
Hasan Murad (2)
LA series
Result Pakistan Shaheens won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs Usman Khan (87) Saif Hassan (58)
Most wickets Abbas Afridi (5) Mahedi Hasan (1)

Due to the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement in Bangladesh, A cricket team's arrival in Pakistan was delayed by 48 hours, and the entire tournament's schedule was revised.[2][3][4]

Squads

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  Pakistan Shaheens   Bangladesh A[5]
First-class[6] List A[7] First-class List A

On 19 August 2024, PCB announced squads for 2nd four-day match with Kamran Ghulam as a captain along with Abrar Ahmed, Ali Zaryab, Ghulam Mudassar, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Awais Anwar, Niaz Khan, Qasim Akram, Rohail Nazir (wk), Saad Khan and Sharoon Siraj.[8]

Unofficial Test series

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1st unofficial Test

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13–16 August 2024
Scorecard
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122 (44.3 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 65 (116)
Naseem Shah 3/24 (8.3 overs)
367/4d (90 overs)
Umar Amin 177 (211)
Hasan Murad 2/49 (13 overs)
153/5 (39.2 overs)
Nayeem Hasan 55 (69)
Mir Hamza 2/13 (6.2 overs)
Match drawn
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Imran Javed (Pak)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.

2nd unofficial Test

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20–23 August 2024
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404/9d (98 overs)
Jaker Ali 172 (286)
Abrar Ahmed 4/103 (36 overs)
281/4 (65 overs)
Ali Zaryab 117 (132)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib 1/40 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 and 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Saad Baig (Pakistan Shaheens) made his first-class debut.

Unofficial ODI series

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1st unofficial ODI

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26 August 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh A  
183 (36 overs)
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184/2 (27.5 overs)
Saif Hassan 58 (47)
Abbas Afridi 5/38 (9 overs)
Usman Khan 87 (60)
Mahedi Hasan 1/19 (5 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 8 wickets
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad
Umpires: Abdul Muqeet (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to field.

2nd unofficial ODI

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28 August 2024
10:00
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Match abandoned
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a rain and wet outfield.

3rd unofficial ODI

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30 August 2024
10:00
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Match abandoned
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a rain and wet outfield.

Notes

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  1. ^ Kamran Ghulam captained Pakistan Shaheens in the 2nd unofficial Test.

References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh 'A' and Sri Lanka 'A' to tour Pakistan". Pakistan Cricket Board. 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ "PCB revises Bangladesh 'A' series schedule". The Tribune Express. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Schedule for Bangladesh A Team's tour of Pakistan revised". The Financial Express. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh "A" team's arrival in Pakistan delayed due to worsening situation back home". Time of India. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh A squads announced for Tour of Pakistan 2024". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Tests announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Shaheens squad named for Bangladesh 'A' 50-over matches". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Shaheens set to face Bangladesh 'A' in second four-dayer on Tuesday". www.pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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