Another important Test series awaits Pakistan and Bangladesh as the two teams will take on each other at Rawalpindi on 7th February.
Pakistan have not won a Test match at Rawalpindi Stadium in 23 years whereas Bangladesh’s last Test in the country was a nail-biter in Multan in 2003 when the local boy, Inzamam-ul-Haq, made everyone in the opposition camp cry as he steered his team to a famous victory with just one wicket to spare.
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Match Details
Venue:Â Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Time: 10:00 am
Possible Playing XIs
Pakistan: Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (C), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam/Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Bangladesh:Â Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (C), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Liton Das (WK), Taijul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain
Rankings
Pakistan is currently ranked at 7th with 85 points whereas Bangladesh is at 9th with 60 points.
| Pos | Team | Weighted Matches | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â India | 42 | 5,046 | 120 |
| 2 | Â Australia | 40 | 4,320 | 108 |
| 3 | Â England | 50 | 5,253 | 105 |
| 4 | Â New Zealand | 33 | 3,449 | 105 |
| 5 | Â South Africa | 36 | 3,537 | 98 |
| 6 | Â Sri Lanka | 43 | 3,935 | 92 |
| 7 | Â Pakistan | 33 | 2,795 | 85 |
| 8 | Â West Indies | 33 | 2,675 | 81 |
| 9 | Â Bangladesh | 26 | 1,566 | 60 |
If Pakistan wins the series 2-0, Azhar Ali’s men will get 2 points to stay at 7th whereas Bangladesh will lose 2 rating points. On the other hand, a 1-1- draw will lose Pakistan 2 points with Bangladesh gaining 3 points.
A 2-0 series defeat will mean that Pakistan will slip down to 8th below the West Indies with 78 points. The Bengal Tigers will earn 8 points in this case.
Head to Head
Pakistan has won 9 out of 10 matches played between the two nations. One game ended in a draw in 2015.
The Test series will boost the confidence of other teams such as South Africa who are planning to tour Pakistan in March for a T20I series.
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