Pakistan v Bangladesh Test Series: How to watch, TV channel, start time, head-to-head stats and team news

Pakistan host Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting Wednesday in Rawalpindi.

Comprehensively beaten by Australia in January, Pakistan will look to return to winning ways while Bangladesh were defeated by Sri Lanka in their last Test outing.

How to watch Pakistan v Bangladesh and TV channel

The Test series is available to watch on TNT Sports and Discovery+.

For viewers in Pakistan, the series will be shown live on TV on Ten Sports HD and A Sports HD.

Pakistan v Bangladesh start time, date and venue

The opening day of first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh is set to get underway at 06:30 BST (11:30 local time) on Wednesday 21st August, while the second Test is scheduled to start at 06:30 BST on Friday 30th August.

Both matches will be held at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan.

Pakistan v Bangladesh stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Pakistan have been utterly dominant in this meeting, winning 12 of 13 Test matches between the two nations.

The previous Test match saw Pakistan win by an innings and eight runs in Mirpur in December 2021.

Rawalpindi was host to Pakistan's last home Test victory over Bangladesh with the Shaheens triumphant by an innings and 44 runs.

Pakistan v Bangladesh head-to-head record (H2H)

Pakistan wins	12
Draws	1
Bangladesh wins	0

* H2H stats refer to all meetings in Test cricket

Pakistan v Bangladesh team news

Pakistan team news

Pakistan have named a 14-man squad for the Test series after opting to release spinner Abrar Ahmed and batter Kamran Ghulam.

Aamir Jamal is another absentee, with the 28-year-old failing to recover from a back injury.

Bangladesh team news

Bangladesh will welcome the returns of Shakib Al Hasan, Shoriful Islam and Tasking Ahmed to the Test squad, with the latter recovering from a shoulder injury.