After squaring off in the ODI series in March, Pakistan and Bangladesh will resume their rivalry in Test cricket as the first of the two red-ball games at the Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on May 8, Friday. Shan Masood-led side, who are currently 5th in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings, will look to go up the points table when the opening Test begins in Mirpur.
Pakistan’s only series in the 2025-27 cycle came against South Africa at home and they squandered the chance to make it 2-0 as they lost the second after winning the first. The Asian side is yet to even reach the World Test Championship final and will be looking to rectify that in this cycle. Notably, the tourists have suffered a body blow with premier batter Babar Azam getting ruled out of the first Test, owing to knee injury.
As for Bangladesh, they will have happy memories of facing Pakistan, given the Tigers stunned their arch-rivals 2-0 in 2024. But Bangladesh are languishing at eighth spot in the points table, winning one and drawing the other. Nevertheless, the hosts’ rich stocks of pace bowling should give them plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan – 1st Test, match details:
| Event | Bangladesh tour of Pakistan – Test series |
| Match | Bangladesh vs Pakistan |
| Date | Friday, May 8, 2026 |
| Kick-off Time | 10:00 am local time / 09:30 AM IST (Fri) |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium, Manchester |
Bangladesh vs Pakistan, two-Test series, schedule and venues
| Match | Date | Venue |
| Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test | May 8 – May 12 | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
| Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 2nd Test | May 16 – May 20 | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet |
Bangladesh vs Pakistan, two-Test series, squads
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Tanzid Hasan, Amite Hasan.
Pakistan: Shan Masood (c), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi
Where to watch Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test in India?
Fans in India can live stream the two-game Test series via the FanCode App and website.
Where to watch Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test in Pakistan?
As far as television broadcast is concerned, PTV Sports will telecast it in Pakistan, while Tapmad will stream it live.
Where to watch Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test in Bangladesh?
T Sports and Nagorik TV will broadcast the series live, while Tapmad will provide the live streaming of the same.
Where to watch Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test in Australia?
Fox Cricket are the official broadcasters of the two-Test series in Australia, while Kayo Sports are the live streaming partners
