Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20
The Bangladesh cricket team toured Pakistan in January and February 2020 to play one Test match and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against the Pakistan cricket team. The Test series formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.
| Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 24 January – 9 April 2020 | ||
| Captains |
Azhar Ali (Tests) Babar Azam (T20Is) |
Mominul Haque (Tests) Tamim Iqbal (ODI) Mahmudullah (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Babar Azam (143) | Najmul Hossain Shanto (82) | |
| Most wickets |
Naseem Shah (5) Shaheen Afridi (5) |
Abu Jayed (3) Rubel Hossain (3) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Hafeez (84) | Tamim Iqbal (104) | |
| Most wickets | Four bowlers took two wickets each | Shafiul Islam (3) | |
| Player of the series | Babar Azam (Pak) | ||
After lengthy discussions by both cricket boards, with the threat of Bangladesh not touring Pakistan, the tour schedule was finally agreed on 14 January 2020. The tour itinerary was split into three legs, with the T20Is taking place in January in Lahore, followed by the first Test in early February in Rawalpindi. Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0, with the third match abandoned due to rain. Pakistan won the first Test by an innings, to take a 1–0 lead in the series.
Bangladesh were then scheduled to return to Pakistan in April after the conclusion of 2020 Pakistan Super League, to play a one-off One Day International (ODI) match and a second Test match, with both fixtures to be played in Karachi. Originally, the ODI match was not included in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Future Tours Programme. However, on 16 March 2020, the third leg of the tour was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both cricket boards were looking at a window in the future schedule to play the remaining matches. In July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed it was their priority to reschedule the match, along with the five other World Test Championship series that had been postponed due to the pandemic. In September 2020, the PCB initially announced that they were planning to host the postponed Test match in October 2020. However, the PCB issued a further statement saying it would be postponed until the 2021–22 season, due to a busy fixture schedule.