Pakistan, Bangladesh has called for a five-match ODI series in Australia after the withdrawal of their scheduled tour in March and April for security reasons. The series begins with the first ODI in Lahore on 08 April.
Pakistan cricket has a long history. There have been many great cricketers like Wasim Akram, Imran Khan, Javed Minandad, Inzamam-ul Haq, Moin Khan Waqar Younis, Saleem Malik to name a few that made the power of Pakistan cricket. He also won the ICC World Cup in 1992 against England by 22 runs in the final. Although not as strong as they once were, should not be underestimated.
Comparison with Pakistan, Bangladesh is relatively new in the world of cricket. Although they arrived some good cricketers, they are still considered minors. His latest cricket series with South Africa was a disaster, losing all the tests and ODI matches. But they won the series 3-0 with Ireland.
A Brief History
cricket tour of Pakistan first was full of Bangladesh in 2002, where he played two Tests and 3 ODI matches. The tour ended with a cast of guests, in both tests and ODIs. The first test match ended within three days to Pakistan won the match by 78 runs alternately. Waqar Younis and Danish Kaner were the stars who shared 13 wickets between them. Bangladesh did not fare much better in the second test. It crashed in an innings and 169 run defeat. For Pakistan, Yousuf Youhana had an unbeaten 204 to his name and Younis Khan 119. The three match ODI series was no exception. Pakistan has dominated in all three ODIs and won the series 3-0.
Pakistan, Bangladesh hosted a series of performance in the second half of 2003 and the result was the same. They played three tests and ODI five matches that Pakistan won them all. The climax was the third test in Multan. “It was a thriller. Bangladesh upset very well to get an advantage of 106 made in the first inning, but fell to 154 in the second. Pakistan struggled spectacularly in their second innings and reached the target of 262 with a door in the hand and was all Inzamam’s unbeaten 138. Bangladesh ODI stayed for a series and lost 5-0. The margins of victory were large, bar the fourth ODI when Bangladesh has led Pakistan to flush.
Series schedule
The current tour of Bangladesh from Pakistan is a relatively short lap, without a test match. The tour consists of five matches and ODI Twenty20 match. Matches will be played April 8 to 20, 2008. Here is the league calendar.
First ODI – April 8, 2008 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
Second ODI – April 11, 2008 at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Third ODI – April 13, 2008 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
April 4th ODI – Multan Cricket Stadium, 16, 2008
April 5th ODI – 19 2008 National Stadium, Karachi
Twenty20 – April 20, 2008 at the National Stadium, Karachi
The Pakistan team
Umar Gul, who has traveled to Australia for a medical checkup for an old back problem that kept him from participating in the test series against India last year and Rao Iftikhar Anjum, who had a poor series against Zimbabwe have been recalled market during the first two one-day international matches against Bangladesh. Shoaib Akhtar is out of range because it is suspended for five years. Team Pakistan – Shoaib Malik (CAPT), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (BS), Omar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam Bazid Khan, Sarfraz Ahmed (BS).
The Bangladesh team
Bangladesh has a very young team. Their oldest player, Abdur Razzak 25 years old and the youngest of the cases, Tamim Iqbal is only 19 years. Team Bangladesh – Mohammad Ashraful (CAPT), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Aftab Ahmed, Nazimuddin, Shari Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, Dhiman Ghosh (BS), Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudullah, Farhad Reza Syed Rasel