Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match Prediction
Pakistan host Bangladesh in the first of two tests between the two teams in this series, albeit there will be two months between the fixtures. The first test – which is also part of the ICC World Test Championship – takes place between February 7 and February at 11 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan won their last test series, at home, to Sri Lanka – drawing a rain-ruined first match at Rawalpindi before victory at Karachi, their first in the ICC World Test Championship. They are one of four teams with one test win to their name in the inaugural competition and sit fourth with 80 points so far.
Bangladesh, meanwhile, are bottom with zero points having lost both matches to India in their only series in the format. Fresh from hitting a national-record 334* in the Bangladesh Cricket League at the start of the month, however, Tamim Iqbal is back for the Tigers.
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Toss Prediction
Bangladesh won the toss in both completed matches in the T20i series so Pakistan are due this one. They may want to bat first judging on how Rawalpindi played in December.
Weather Report
Temperatures will not climb above the mid-teens, but conditions in Rawalpindi are set to be clear, dry and sunny for most of this match with only a few clouds disrupting that over the final two days.
Pitch Condition
Rawalpindi proved a good batting wicket when test cricket returned to the stadium in Pakistan’s last home series.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 1st Test 2020.
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
PAK Team News
Bilal Asif has been added to the Pakistan squad and could be a key weapon against the abundance of Bangladeshi left-handers. After making his test debut so successfully against Sri Lanka, Abid Ali is retained but fellow debutant from that series Usman Shinwari misses out. The pace attack could well be the same as the second test against Sri Lanka, therefore: Mohammad Abbas and teenagers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah.
PAK Key Players
Abid Ali: Enjoyed a fine start to his test career against Sri Lanka, when he hit 109* in his first innings and followed that up with 174 in the second innings of the second test.
Babar Azam: Scored an unbeaten century in both tests against Sri Lanka, to follow up his 104 and 97 in the tests against Australia too.
Mohammad Abbas: At 29, he is the senior figure in the pace department compared to his teenage team-mates but his record of 72 wickets in 17 test matches shows why he is such a key part of this attack.
PAK Team Form
Pakistan lost 2-0 to Australia in their first test series in the ICC World Test Championship but bounced back by beating Sri Lanka last time out. Rain ruined the first test, but Pakistan were in fine batting form in the second innings of the second to pull off a stunning win. They trailed by 80 at the halfway point, after being bowled out for 191, though Shaheen Afridi’s five wickets and Mohammad Abbas’ four kept them in contention. Shan Masood (135), Abid Ali (174), Azhar Ali (118) and Babar Azam (100*) combined to take the game away from Sri Lanka, however as Pakistan posted 555/3 declared. Teenager Naseem Shah then took 5-31 as Pakistan won by 263 runs.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Bilal Asif, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
BAN Team News
Tamim Iqbal will be back at the top of the order for Bangladesh, having missed their last test series with India. He arrives on the back of his national-record-breaking feat in Bangladesh’s domestic first-class competition. Mustafizur Rahman has been left out, Mushfiqur Rahim has elected not to tour Pakistan, Shakib-al-Hasan is still suspended and Imrul Kayes and Mosaddek Hossain are both out injured.
BAN Key Players
Tamim Iqbal: Back in the test squad and fresh from scoring 334* in the Bangladesh Cricket League last week – his highest first-class score, and the highest ever score in Bangladeshi domestic first-class cricket.
Mominul Haque: Bangladesh’s highest-scoring test batsman and now their captain too, the left-hander warmed up for this series by scoring a century in the same game as Tamim’s record-breaking feat to pass 7,000 first-class runs in his 104th first-class game.
Taijul Islam: The left-arm spinner has taken 106 test-match wickets for Bangladesh and proved his bowling form with a five-wicket haul in Dhaka in the same aforementioned domestic game.
BAN Team Form
Bangladesh have played two test matches since the inauguration of the ICC World Test Championship and have lost both of them heavily to India. They were carted for 150 and 213 to lose the first match by an innings and 130 runs and were then bowled out for 106 and 195 in a combined 71.4 overs to lose the second by an innings and 46 runs.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das (wk), Mominul Haque (c), Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Abu Jayed
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Head to Head
Pakistan have never lost a test match to Bangladesh, winning nine of their ten previous matches. They most recently met in 2015, when Azhar Ali hit a double-century in a total of 557/8 and Yasir Shah’s four wickets in the second innings eventually helped Pakistan to a 328-run win and a series victory.
PAK vs BAN Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
PAK Won |
BAN Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Betting Odds
Pakistan are big favourites to win on home soil against a Bangladesh team out of form in test cricket and with a dismal record in this fixture.
PAK Bet365 Odds
- PAK to Win the Match: Pakistan are 1.40 favourites to win with Bet365, while the draw has been priced at 5.50.
- PAK Top Batsman (first innings): Pakistan’s entire top order thrived in their most recent rest innings. For this test, openers Shan Masood and in-form Abid Ali are 5.00 and 4.50 to be Pakistan’s top team batsman in the first innings with Bet365. Azhar Ali can be backed at 3.50, while Babar Azam is 4.50.
- PAK Top Bowler (first innings): All three pacemen impressed at various points of their last test and Mohammad Abbas is 3.50 with Bet365 to be Pakistan’s top team bowler in the first innings of this test with Bet365. Shaheen Afridi can be backed at 4.33, while Naseem Shah is 5.50. Yasir Shah is 3.50 with Bet365, meanwhile, and Bilal Asif is 5.00.
BAN Bet365 Odds
- BAN to Win the Match: Bangladesh are big outsiders at 6.00 to win this first test with Bet365.
- BAN Top Batsman (first innings): After his incredible domestic form last time out, Tamim Iqbal is 3.20 to be Bangladesh’s top team batsman with Bet365. Mominul Haque is 4.50, while Mahmudullah can be backed at 5.00 and Soumya Sarkar and Nazmul Hossain Shanto are both 6.00.
- BAN Top Bowler (first innings): With the ball, Taijul Islam is 3.50 to be Bangladesh’s top team bowler in the first innings. Nayeem Hasan is available to back a 4.50 with Bet365, ahead of Rubel Hossain and Abu Jayed who are both 5.00.
🏆 Pakistan vs Bangladesh Prediction
Pakistan have a dominant record in this fixture and were back in good batting and bowling form in their most recent test against Sri Lanka. They are big favourites for this match and it is easy to see why.
Feb 07 - Feb 10, 2020
10:30 IST / 5:00 GMT
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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