Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 1979–80
The Pakistan national team, led by Asif Iqbal, came to Bangladesh for a short tour in January 1980, in the middle of their long tour of India. Two matches were scheduled, a two-day match at Chittagong. followed by a 3-Day fixture at Dacca. Unfortunately during the Tea break in the second day of the match at Chittagong, and the remainder of the tour was abandoned.
Scores in brief
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2-3 | 2-Day Match | Chittagong | Pakistan: 179/5 (Decl.) (Mudassar Nazar 77, Sadiq Mohammad 35, Majid Khan 21, Yousuf Rahman 2/38) & 138/3 (Decl)( Talat Mirza 43, Mohsin Khan 34) | BCCB 114 (Yousuf Rahman 28, Raqibul Hasan 16, Rafiqul Alam 16, Shafiq-ul-Haq 16, Abdul Kadir 5/49, Majid Khan 2/4, Iqbal Qasim 2/24) & 65/3 (Yousuf Rahman 17, Iqbal Qasim 2/22) | Match Abandoned |
| Jan 5-7 | 3-Day Match | Dhaka | - | - | Match Abandoned |
Relations
The tourists left to restart their tour of India. Mushtaq Mohammad led a PIA side in Feb. 1984, it was really the tour of the Omar Quareshi XI, (led by Imran Khan), in Jan 1986, that eventually normalized the relationship. A Bangladeshi team, led by Gazi Ashraf toured Pakistan in March, and the two teams met on their first official ODI on 31 March, in the 2nd Asia Cup. [1]
References
- Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Cricketer Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.
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