Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2014–15
| Pakistan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2014–15 | |||
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| Bangladesh | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 17 April 2015 – 10 May 2015 | ||
| Captains |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Tests) Shakib Al Hasan (1st ODI) Mashrafe Mortaza (2nd & 3rd ODIs & T20I) |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) Azhar Ali (ODIs) Shahid Afridi (T20I) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tamim Iqbal (277) | Azhar Ali (334) | |
| Most wickets | Taijul Islam (10) | Yasir Shah (10) | |
| Player of the series | Azhar Ali (Pak) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tamim Iqbal (312) | Azhar Ali (209) | |
| Most wickets | Arafat Sunny (6) | Wahab Riaz (7) | |
| Player of the series | Tamim Iqbal (Ban) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shakib Al Hasan (57) | Mukhtar Ahmed (37) | |
| Most wickets | Mustafizur Rahman (2) |
Umar Gul (1) Wahab Riaz (1) | |
| Player of the series | Sabbir Rahman (Ban) | ||
The Pakistan cricket team toured Bangladesh from 15 April to 10 May 2015. The tour consisted of a 50-over tour match between Pakistan and a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, two Test matches, three One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International.[1][2]
Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0, its first ever series win against Pakistan, and also won the sole Twenty20 International played. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0.
Squads
Sohaib Maqsood withdrew from the tour due to a hand injury on 7 April; he was replaced by the uncapped Saad Nasim. Sohail Khan withdrew due to a back injury on 11 April; he was replaced in the ODI squad by Junaid Khan, who was already part of the T20I and Test squads. His replacement in the Test squad was Imran Khan. Yasir Shah withdrew from the tour due to a hand injury on 16 April; he was replaced in the ODI squad by Zulfiqar Babar. Ehsan Adil withdrew from the ODI squad on 18 April and was replaced by Umar Gul.[3] Bangladesh announced their T20I squad on 22 April, which included the uncapped players Litton Das and Mustafizur Rahman.[4] Bangladesh announced their squad for the Test series on 24 April.[5] Pakistan's Rahat Ali was ruled out of the Test series due to a hamstring injury.[6] Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain was ruled out of the second Test with a side strain and was replaced by Abul Hasan.[7]
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50-over tour match
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both sides were able to name up to 13 players in their squads, 11 batting and 11 fielding.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Saad Nasim and Mohammad Rizwan (both Pak) made their ODI debuts.[8]
- This was the highest total for Bangladesh in One Day Internationals and their first win over Pakistan since the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[9]
2nd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- This victory gave Bangladesh their first ever series win over Pakistan.[4]
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sami Aslam (Pak) made his ODI debut.[10]
- Bangladesh white-washed Pakistan for the first time in ODI history.
T20I series
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar (Ban) and Mohammad Rizwan and Mukhtar Ahmed (Pak) made their T20I debuts.[11]
Test series
1st Test
28 April – 2 May 2015
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Shahid and Soumya Sarkar (Ban) and Sami Aslam (Pak) made their Test debuts.
- Mohammad Hafeez scored his eighth Test century and became the sixth Pakistan batsman to score a century in three consecutive Tests.[12] Hafeez converted his eighth century into his maiden double century on the third day of the match.[13]
- Imrul Kayes and Tamim Iqbal's partnership of 312 was Bangladesh's highest partnership in Test cricket.[14] It was also the highest opening partnership in a second innings of a Test.[15]
2nd Test
Broadcasters
Bangladesh Television and PTV Sports are the official broadcasters of this series respectively in Bangladesh and Pakistan.[16]
References
- ^ "Pakistan government clears tour to Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Schedule for Pakistan's Bangladesh tour confirmed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Injured Adil out of Bangladesh ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Tamim ton leads Bangladesh to series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Soumya, Litton and Shahid earn maiden Test call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Injured Rahat Ali to miss Bangladesh Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Rubel out of second Test with side strain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh bat, two debuts for Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Tamim, Mushfiqur end 16-year wait". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan bat, make three changes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan bat, four debutants in the mix". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Hafeez century leads strong response". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Hafeez 224 builds commanding lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Tamim double-ton tops up record stand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Last chance for Pakistan to salvage pride". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh vs Pakistan 2015 series Live Telecast, Streaming". Sports Mirchi. 14 April 2015.