Bangladesh tour of Pakistan (2025)

[Ball Blazer]

PCB confirms additional men's T20Is against Bangladesh​

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has today confirmed that Bangladesh will tour Pakistan in May for a five-match T20I series. The series, which is part of the Future Tour Programme (FTP) originally consisted of three ODIs and three T20Is.

However, with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled for next year, both the boards have mutually agreed to replace the ODIs with two additional T20Is.

The five-match T20I series will be played in Faisalabad and Lahore from 25 May to 3 June. Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, which successfully hosted the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup in September last year and National T20 Cup last month, will stage the first and second T20Is of the series, scheduled on 25 and 27 May, respectively.

Iqbal Stadium, which has previously hosted 24 Tests and 16 ODIs between 1978 and 2008, will welcome back international cricket after a 17-year hiatus. The historic venue’s last international fixture was an ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in April 2008.

Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will host the remaining three T20Is, scheduled on 30 May, 1 and 3 June. All five matches will begin at 8pm.

Bangladesh team will arrive on 21 May and will undergo training sessions at the Iqbal Stadium from 22 t0 24 May.

Series schedule in Pakistan

21 May – Bangladesh men’s team arrival

25 May – First T20I at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (8pm local time)

27 May – Second T20I at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (8pm local time)

30 May – Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (8pm local time)

1 June – Fourth T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (8pm local time)

3 June – Fifth T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (8pm local time)

Source: PCB

 

[Kianig89]

Surely PCB cannot do this, youngsters should be given chances for this series , what about the grind youngsters went through in NZ , all will be in vain.

 

[Hellion]

Anything less than a brutal 5-0 battering of Bangladesh will be shameful from Pakistan

 

[The_KING]

Pointless series

 

[Barragan]

Some revelations:

-Hesson new head coach

-Sahibzada, Ali Raza, Faheem, Hussain Talat, Hassan Ali to be included in Bangladesh T20 squad

-Babar and Rizwan not in plans for T20s v Bangladesh

Faheem, Talat, Ali Raza and going back to Hassan Ali probably not the best thing

Ubaid more deserving than Ali Raza

 

[sweep_shot]

5 T20Is.

Why not have 3 ODIs and 2 T20s? That would've been great.

 

[Omer2002]

5 T20Is.

Why not have 3 ODIs and 2 T20s? That would've been great.

yes why cancel the ONE days no need T20s is meaningless

 

[mominsaigol]

5 T20Is.

Why not have 3 ODIs and 2 T20s? That would've been great.

Why not schedule a classic 3 match test, 5 match odi and 3 match t20 series like they use to in the past? What has Pakistan got to do in 2025 anyway? 2026 is a long while away?

It would have been better to schedule a 5 match t20 series later in the year with some strong team.

 

[sweep_shot]

Why not schedule a classic 3 match test, 5 match odi and 3 match t20 series like they use to in the past? What has Pakistan got to do in 2025 anyway? 2026 is a long while away?

It would have been better to schedule a 5 match t20 series later in the year with some strong team.

Test series is already done I believe. The one that happened last year.

I think they split up the tour in 2 parts. This is the LOI leg.

 

[sweep_shot]

yes why cancel the ONE days no need T20s is meaningless

Agree.

I cringe at bilateral T20 games. Teams should either play Test or ODI. No T20 please.