One of the main reasons for playing international series heading to the T20 World Cup 2022 is to find the right balance in the playing XI. However, the Bangladesh players' tri-nation series performances have been underwhelming. The concern of whether the Bangladeshi team has lived up to expectations in its preparatory matches still remains. How have the players performed in the preparatory international fixtures? The Bangladesh T20I team competed in a two-match series against the host United Arab Emirates in September following a lackluster performance at the Asia Cup 2022. The Tigers defeated the weak UAE team comfortably, but most of the players' performances fell short of expectations. Read: Tri-Series: As Bangladesh suffer another defeat, New Zealand march to final Bangladesh’s real test was awaiting in the New Zealand tri-nation series, and the worry has been confirmed once the series got underway. The team appears to lack a game plan; the batters have made bad shot choices and have approached the game with little effort; and the bowling unit hasn't been efficient enough on New Zealand's fast track. Taskin Ahmed in bowling and Shakib Al Hasan in batting have shown good intentions among the players. Taskin’s accuracy, pace, and economy rates have all been satisfactory. He has picked up 2 wickets with an economy rate of 7.37 in 2 matches of the tri-nation series. Shakib, on the other hand, has been struggling to find his rhythm with the ball. He has yet to earn a wicket and has an economy rate of 9 in two outings. However, Shakib’s 70 off 44 balls against New Zealand on Wednesday was encouraging despite Bangladesh losing the contest handsomely by 48 runs. Among the others, none has had a particularly impressive performance in the series to date. Afif Hossain and Litton Das are considered special talents. Both had a couple of good starts but couldn’t prolong their innings. What’s more annoying is that after spending some time in the middle, they repeatedly make mistakes which cost their wickets. Yasir Ali played a hard-hitting knock in the death overs against Pakistan in the series opener, which impressed many. Bangladesh can consider him to be sent up in the batting order. In bowling, spinners Nasum Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have maintained good economy rates, but they may not be go-to bowlers during the main event. The faster bowlers are expected to do well on fast bouncy wickets, but except for Taskin, all have failed to meet the expectations. Bangladesh’s team performance hasn’t been up to the mark in this tri-nation series. Bowlers' main concern has been about not giving away too many runs, avoiding focusing more on picking up wickets. There is no specific strategy for batting. The batters have tried to play big shots whenever the asking rates go up. Everyone needs a specific role in batting in order to have the desired outcome from a contest. It seems every batter in Bangladesh tries, but none of them succeed. Read: T20 World Cup 2022: Five potential candidates for most sixes

The Bangladesh national men’s cricket team expectedly lost its opening match of the Bangla Wash tri-series against a high-ranked T20I side, Pakistan, by 21 runs on Friday (October 7) in Christchurch. The experts have the right to criticize the Bangladesh team, especially the batting unit, after their dismal display against Pakistan. Will their current strategy for T20 cricket work in New Zealand conditions? Bangladesh’s T20I record in New Zealand The men's national cricket team of Bangladesh is taking part in a tri-nation series in New Zealand. The series serves as a warm-up for the 2022 T20 World Cup. Fans of Tigers cricket shouldn't have too much hope based on their team's overall T20I record in New Zealand. Bangladesh team has failed to win a T20I match in New Zealand in eight attempts. They have lost seven out of their eight games against New Zealand, showing how challenging it is to compete at their highest level under these circumstances. Read: At a Glance: ICC T20 Men's World Cup 2022 Venues Did Bangladesh’s strategy for the T20 format work against Pakistan in the first match? Simply stated, Bangladesh's T20 strategy against Pakistan didn't work out. Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan chose to bat first in order to have a definite goal to play for. The fast bowlers did not live up to expectations, with the exception of Taskin Ahmed, who was by far the best player for Bangladesh in the match. As usual, Bangladesh's batters were disappointing and did not put Pakistan's bowlers under any significant strain. Bowling Mustafizur Rahman is considered the main weapon of Bangladesh’s pace bowling unit. But his outing in the first match once again proved that the left-hand pacer is currently going through a bad phase and can’t be trusted as a death-overs bowler. Mustafizur was hammered by the Pakistan batters all around the ground and was the costliest bowler of the contest with 12 economy rates. The Bangladesh campaign should be even more worried by witnessing how Mustafizur has performed in 2022. He has the worst average (42.37) and strike rate (29.2) among the Bangladesh bowlers who have bowled at least 10 overs in the last year. His 8.69 economy rate is also among the worst among the Bangladeshi players. This stat clearly suggests that Bangladesh shouldn’t trust Mustfaizur Rahman as one of their death-overs specialists, at least in Oceania conditions. Young Hasan Mahmud was expensive against Pakistan. He needs to work with pace bowling coach Alan Donald on adjusting his line and length for these conditions. The performances of pace bowler Taskin Ahmed and spinner Nasum Ahmed were the two positives for Bangladesh. Taskin, in particular, was magnificent in his approach and the way he put pressure on the Pakistan batters. He finished his spell with 2/25 in 4 overs. Nasum Ahmed, on the other hand, conceded only 22 runs in his spell. Read: Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan win thriller against India Batting Mehidy Hasan Miraz was sent to start the innings with Sabbir Rahman as Bangladesh continued to experiment with the opening position. They were having trouble timing the ball when trying to settle into the wicket. Both of them failed and headed to the pavilion after having fewer than 100 strike rates. The only chance Bangladesh had was during the middle overs, when Afif Hossain and Litton Das were forming a partnership. They tried to break free by hitting some shots, especially on the leg side. However, the bulk of their shots weren't solid enough, and they might easily fall into the hands of the fielders on any given day. Bangladesh’s innings fell apart when Litton-Afif’s 50-run stand came to an end in the 13th over. Yasir Ali impressed many Bangladesh cricket fans by hitting some big shots and ending his innings with an unbeaten 42* off 21. However, one needs to understand that when Yasir tried to smack Pakistan bowlers, by then Bangladesh’s hope in the contest was done and dusted. He needs to show his power-hitting ability when under pressure. But Yasir has given a hint to the team management that promoting him to the top order could be a good idea. Overall, Bangladesh's batters' strategy was shaky and ineffective under these circumstances. The batters had better be well-prepared to chase 200 runs in upcoming matches. They must possess the skills necessary to play shots confidently and the attitude needed to consistently pressure the opposing bowlers. Because their cautious strategy didn't work in the first game and it won't work in the following games either. Read: Tri-series: Dismal batting continues to haunt Bangladesh

The Bangla Wash T20I tri-series consisting of Bangladesh, Pakistan and host New Zealand is all set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) in Christchurch. In the opening match of the series, Bangladesh will take on Pakistan. Let’s take a look at how each team could line up, head-to-head records and pitch reports. Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Probable Team Lineups The tri-nation series will serve to prepare for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup 2022. The fringe players will likely get some chances during the series to test the strength of the squads. Besides, the teams will be aiming to construct their best playing XI for the ICC’s mega event. Here is the probable playing XI for the first match of the tri-series between Bangladesh and Pakistan. Read: Nigar Sultana nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month for Sept Bangladesh Skipper Shakib Al Hasan was supposed to join the team on Tuesday and partake in the captains' photoshoot with the trophy. However, he was unable to join the Bangladeshi team because of a visa-related problem. Shakib will join the team on Thursday and lead the Tigers against Pakistan on Friday. Sabbir Rahman and Litton Das may be considered Bangladesh's opening pair for this match, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz may also be sent to start the innings. The team management may choose to enhance the batting order by putting an extra batter in the playing XI due to the unknown playing conditions. Mohammad Saifuddin's selection in the team is therefore all but guaranteed, despite his poor run of form in recent international fixtures. Predicted Playing XI Sabbir Rahman, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan (wicket-keeper), Mehidy Miraz, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman Pakistan Pakistan recently lost a bilateral T20I series against England 4-3, which exposed some of their weaknesses in the team. By now, everyone is aware of how unstable Pakistan's middle order is and how much the team depends on the contributions of openers Babar and Rizwan. During this tri-nation series, Pakistan will be hoping to find a solution to their middle-order batting woes. They have five prominent fast bowlers, and all are deserving candidates to find a place in the team. Therefore, they are in doubt about picking the ideal three pacers for the playing XI. Predicted Playing XI Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain Read: ICC announced fixtures for Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023 Pakistan vs Bangladesh: H2H T20I records Pakistan have a decent T20I record in New Zealand. They have 5 wins and 7 losses in New Zealand in the Twenty20 format. On the other hand, Bangladesh have never won a T20I in New Zealand, losing all 7 matches they have played in this region. Pakistan led the head-to-head battle against Bangladesh with 13 wins in 15 matches. Bangladesh have only two T20I victories over Pakistan. Here are some noteworthy h2h records between the two teams. Significant h2h T20I records between Bangladesh and Pakistan   Bangladesh Pakistan Matches (15) 2 13 Most Runs Shakib Al Hasan (292 runs in 9 innings) Mohammad Hafeez (277 runs in 9 innings) Highest Runs Shakib Al Hasan (84) Ahmed Shehzad (111*) Most Wickets Abdur Razzak (7 wickets in 7 innings) Shahid Afridi (10 wickets in 10 innings) BBI Mahmudullah Riyad (3/10) Mansoor Amjad (3/3) Most Matches Mahmudullah Riyad (15) Shoaib Malik (12)    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Christchurch Weather and Pitch Report There will be some cloudiness in Christchurch and a chance of rain on Friday. There have only been two T20I games played on this field, therefore there is not enough information to determine what a toss-winning captain should choose. However, chasing can be a wise choice given that a side can develop a plan for the innings. The match will start at 8 a.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time). Aftermath The Bangladesh selectors are somewhat concerned about how the batters will perform in New Zealand following their recent T20I results. Therefore, the opening game of the Bangla Wash T20I Tri-Series between Bangladesh and Pakistan on Friday will be a real test of the players' abilities to play on quick, bouncy surfaces. On the other hand, Pakistan will be expected to put on a solid performance, particularly from the middle order. Read: Bangladesh’s fixtures for ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023 confirmed

With a little over two weeks left before the T20 World Cup 2022 begins in Australia, the participating teams are currently busy preparing themselves for the main event. In this perspective, New Zealand will organize a tri-series beginning on October 7 that includes Bangladesh and Pakistan. Let’s take a look at the 3 challenges Bangladesh may face in the forthcoming New Zealand Tri-Series 2022. New Zealand Tri-Series 2022: The main challenges for the Bangladeshi players The Bangladesh cricket team’s recent performance in the Twenty20 format hasn’t been impressive. They have won 4 out of 12 matches this year, but all of the wins have come against weaker opponents or teams at the same level. In this context, Bangladesh’s poor run in the T20 format itself will be a big challenge during the tri-nation series. Here are the three areas where the tigers may struggle in the upcoming competition. Read: Bangladesh clinch T20I series vs UAE with easy win Conditions The Bangladesh players don’t have enough experience to play in the New Zealand conditions. A different skill set is required in order to do well in those kinds of conditions. Wickets in the Oceania region offer more bounce and pace. Balls come to the bat fast, and pace bowlers can get a lot of advantage from the surfaces. Whereas, in Bangladesh and sub-continent conditions, wickets usually remain slow and damp. The wickets offer more turn and swing, and batters often find it tough to score runs. Therefore, Bangladesh's players need to be well versed in the conditions. More importantly, the sooner they can adapt to the condition, the better for them. Strike Rotation - Batting Bangladesh batters' strike rates have been really unimpressive. One of the main reasons for that is their inability to play big shots on a consistent basis. The batters mindset and approach need to adjust according to the format. Because of the bouncy wickets, Bangladesh players may find it difficult to make an immediate impact in New Zealand conditions. But players will flourish if they can read the pitches properly and make some technical adjustments in their batting. The T20I stats of Bangladesh players in New Zealand haven’t been good. The two players who have more than 100 T20I runs and fifty plus scores in an innings in New Zealand are Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah Riyad, but they are not part of the team. Soumya has a more than 150 strike rate as well. Except for these two players, none of the Bangladesh players have even 100 Twenty20 international runs in New Zealand and their strike rates are poor as well. Therefore,a real challenge is waiting for the batters. Read: Bangladesh squad for Women's T20 Asia Cup announced

The Bangladesh women's team made history at Sedan Park in Hamilton, New Zealand by winning a group stage match against Pakistan on Monday (March 14) in their first-ever World Cup. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 9 runs in their third match of the ICC 2022 Women’s CWC. This outstanding triumph by the Bangladesh women's team stems back to the 1999 Men's Cricket World Cup reminiscence. Bangladesh's men's cricket team also earned a historic victory over Pakistan by competing in the World Cup for the first time. In this joyous moment, let's take a look back at Bangladesh's two memorable triumphs in cricket. Bangladesh's women's and men's teams' historic victories against Pakistan in their respective first World Cup One of the similarities between Bangladesh's women's and men's teams is that both won their first World Cup matches in their third fixtures. Bangladesh women's side suffered heavy losses to South Africa and New Zealand before winning their third match against Pakistan. On the other hand, the Bangladesh men's side lost their first two matches against New Zealand and the West Indies before winning a match against Scotland. Bangladesh's men's team won two of their five matches in the 1999 World Cup event. Oppositely, Bangladesh's women's side has four matches left in the ICC 2022 Women's CWC. They are presently in sixth place with two points. They have a real possibility of finishing in the top four if they keep winning games in the coming fixtures. However, winning one more match will be regarded as a success for Bangladesh women's team. Take a look at how Bangladesh's women's and men's teams defeated Pakistan in their respective first World Cup. Read Bangladesh women make history beating Pakistan in World Cup Tigresses astonished Pakistan by making a remarkable comeback Following two poor performances, Bangladesh women's team played well with the bat in their third match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 tournament against Pakistan on Monday. They batted first and scored 234/7 in their allocated 50 overs. Bangladesh passed the 150-run mark thanks to a 96-run partnership between Fargana Haque and skipper Nigar Sultana. The lower middle-order batters then chipped in with their bats to help put a challenging total on the board. Fargana scored the most runs with 71, while Sharmin Akhter (44) and Nigar Sultana (46) also contributed significantly. Pakistan had displayed a fantastic batting performance till the 40th over and they were on 182/2 at one stage. Pakistan appeared to be on the brink of victory. However, Bangladesh's women's team staged a remarkable comeback in the death overs. They took wickets at regular intervals and ultimately restricted Pakistan's innings to 225/9 in 50 overs. Read Can’t express my feelings in words: Nigar Sultana after historic win against Pakistan Sidra Ameen's 104-run outing was for nothing. She stayed in the crease until the 48th over but was run out at a critical point in the game. Leg-spinner, Fahima Khatun was instrumental with the ball. Her spin shook Pakistan's middle order, and she concluded with an 8-0-38-3 mark. Fahima was deservedly named player of the match. Tigers stunned the favourite Pakistan Bangladesh's encounter against Pakistan was their final match in the group stage. Pakistan were the tournament favourites and had already qualified for the Super Six, while Bangladesh were looking to make a strong finish to the 1999 World Cup competition.  Bangladesh scored 223/9 in their 50 overs when they batted first. Akram Khan led the way with 42 runs, while opener Shahriar Hossain scored 39. However, it was Khaled Mahmud's crucial 27 runs in the lower middle order that allowed Bangladesh to post a competitive total. Read SA vs BAN ODI Series 2022: SWOT Analysis of Bangladesh Squad Bangladesh's team had no idea they would have such a strong start. However, Khaled Mahmud's slow-medium pace did the job for Bangladesh. Khaled was in a different frame of mind on that particular day as if he was on a mission. Bangladesh took five wickets in 13 overs thanks to his excellent stump-to-stump bowling. Pakistan was reduced to 42/5 and Khaled took three wickets alone. Bangladesh team smelled victory after some early breakthroughs and they didn't waste it. Bangladesh bowled Pakistan out for 161 runs in 44.1 overs, despite several effective partnerships by Pakistan batters. Bangladesh triumphed by 62 runs, and Khaled Mahmud was named Player of the Match for his superb all-round effort. Way Forward Bangladesh men's cricket team has gone a long way since their incredible World Cup triumph over Pakistan in 1999. Bangladesh were granted Test status the following year, and they have since established themselves as one of the world's well-known men's cricket nations. Read SA vs BAN ODI Series 2022: Five Potential Players to Step Up for Bangladesh Oppositely, Bangladesh's women's team received a lot of media attention after winning the Asia Cup in 2018. The women's side has steadily improved in limited-overs formats since then. No one thought Bangladesh had a chance in the main event before the ICC 2022 Women's CWC. However, they proved everyone wrong by defeating Pakistan in a group phase fixture. Hopefully, this outstanding victory would spur Bangladesh's women's team to reach a new height.

Despite a great fight from Shakib Al Hasan with the bat, Bangladesh lost the Dhaka Test to touring Pakistan by an innings and eight runs on Wednesday evening at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.  Bangladesh needed to bat the whole of the fifth and last day to save the match. But they could not do that as Pakistan bowlers were disciplined enough to take 13 wickets of Bangladesh in a day to seal the game.  About two and half days of this were washed out due to persistent rain caused by Bay depression. It created a hope that Bangladesh would draw this Test, but they failed to do that and lost the match. There was no play in the final session of day one, only 6.2 overs on day two, and no play on day 3, a delayed start on day four; yet a result was unexpected. But Pakistan kept the match alive after declaring their first innings at 300 for four.  In reply, Bangladesh tumbled for 87/10 in their first innings with Sajid Khan bagging eight wickets— his best in his Test career. Bangladesh were at 76 for seven at the end of day four, and they only added 11 runs on the fifth day morning with their overnight total and lost the last three wickets in 28 minutes.  Bangladesh fell short of 14 runs from avoiding a follow-on. Pakistan have enforced the follow-on, the hosts lost four wickets in 25 runs which threw Bangladesh’s last hope away. 

Srijit Mukherji, a popular and acclaimed filmmaker of India, said he would like to make a biopic on Bangladesh cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan. Srijit was among the spectators of the second and final Dhaka Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan. On Wednesday afternoon, Srijit had a conversation with UNB at the gallery of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Read: Shakib’s inner child comes out on rain-soaked day “Cricket is something so close to my heart,” Srijit, who recently directed a film based on the life of Indian women cricket superstar Mithali Raj, said. “I would really love to make a movie based on the life of Shakib if an opportunity comes along the way in future. He is really a great cricketer. I saw a few wonderful cover drives of him today— those were amazing.” Srijit came into limelight with his super hit movie ‘Autograph’ which was released back in 2010. After that, he also directed movies like Baishe Srabon, Hemlock Society, Rajkahini, Zulfiqar, Vinci Da— to name a few. Most of these movies drew a huge viewership in Bangladesh, but through a stealthy path— downloading front torrents server or something like this, as those movies were not released in Bangladesh officially. “It would have been great if we could release movies in Bangladesh officially. The authorities from both countries are working on this— as I know. I hope people of Bangladesh can watch our movies directly in the cinema halls,” Srijit said, voicing sadness as many cinema halls are being shut down in Bangladesh.

Former Bangladesh captain and the current team director of the national team, Khaled Mahmud, said he is clueless about the batting collapse of the Tigers against Pakistan.  More than two days of the ongoing Test were washed away due to rain. Despite that, the Tigers look so fragile— as if they are unable to save the match even from this stage.  Read:Dhaka Test: Bangladesh down to 76/7 as Sajid bags six In reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 300, Bangladesh lost seven wickets for 76 in 26 overs at the end of day four. They still need to score 25 runs to avoid a follow on in the Dhaka Test.  “I’m not sure why they batted like this,” Mahmud told during an interaction with reporters on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. “We did not see the batting that is ideal in Test cricket. It’s a matter of concern for us.” Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan bagged six out of the seven wickets that Bangladesh lost on day four. It was the first five-wicket haul for Sajid in Test cricket.  “There was help for the spinners in the wicket, and their spinners were doing well too. But we have the ability to play against quality spinners. I’m not sure why we failed to play him, or why we were in a rush. We should have learned from Azhar Ali who batted really well,” Mahmud added.  On the fifth day, Bangladesh need to score 25 runs first to avoid the follow on, and then they have to look forward to saving the Test. In the first Test of the series in Chattoagrm, Bangladesh lost by eight wickets despite the maiden Test ton by Liton Das and a seven-wicket haul by Taijul Islam.  Read:Dhaka Test: Pakistan declare first innings at 300/4 After this series, the Tigers will fly to New Zealand to play a two-match Test series against the hosts starting from January 1. The second Test of the series will take place from January 9.  When the Tigers are unable to pose any challenge for the tourists and the home, they will now have to face New Zealand— the champions of the last World Test Championship.  “I don’t want to say anything negative,” Mahmud said. “If we look back to the history, we were unable to do well in New Zealand. Not just us, but also the other Asian teams failed in New Zealand to do well. But it should not be an excuse. We should do well in New Zealand, and play our best cricket.”

Bangladesh lost quick wickets in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 300 in the Dhaka Test on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.  With only three wickets in hand, Bangladesh are trailing by 224 runs. The play of the last day is scheduled to start half an hour early than the regular time.  Read:Dhaka Test: Pakistan declare first innings at 300/4 Pakistan declared their first innings on 300 for four in 98.3 overs with Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan hitting a fifty each. For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam took two wickets and Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain scalped one wicket each.  After day 3 was washed away by persistent rain, the game was resumed at 10:50am on Tuesday— the fourth day of the Test.  Khaled and Ebadot removed Babar and Azhar in the first session. They were unbeaten due to the rain for more than a day. Pakistan’s first innings ended after the lunch break of day four after Fawad and Rizwan added more than a hundred runs on the board in the fifth wicket stand.  Bangladesh failed to make a good start as debutant  Mahmudul Hasan Joy fell for a duck as the first batter of the hosts. The other opener, Shadman Islam, posted only three on the board.  Bangladesh lost five wickets before posting 50 runs with the spinner Sajid Khan taking six wickets out of seven— the other one was trapped run-out.  Read:Dhaka Test: Tigers take two wickets as match resumes on Day 4 It was a pathetic cricket show by the hosts to end day four at seven for 76 in 26 overs.  After the quick fall of the openers, the onus was on the batters like Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das to keep the scoreboard moving, but they failed in a shocking way, to say the least.  Bangladesh were going down like a lead balloon when Mominul was trapped run-out for one, and Mushfiqur played a needless shot to only get caught to Fawad at the mid-wicket area. This shot from Mushfiqur can only be described as an example of brainfade. Trapping Mehidy Hasan lbw, Sajid completed his first five-for in Tests. The day was called off early due to the bad light— a never-ending problem of this Test as the first day was also called off early due to the bad light, the second day had only 6.2 overs of cricket due to the rain, and the third was completely washed away for the same. 

The SBNCS, Mirpur is hosting the second match of the Bangladesh vs Pakistan Test Series 2021.  The second and third days of play were canceled due to persistent rain. Thankfully, the weather on day four improved, and play resumed in the first session. Bangladesh will open its account in the ongoing Test Championship if the match ends in a draw. Let's have a look at the second Test match scenario and the latest ICC Test Championship points standings for the 2021-2023 cycle.   Match scenario: BAN vs PAK 2nd Test 2021 In the second session of day 4, Pakistan batted first and declared their first innings on 300/4. Babar Azam, Pakistan's captain, scored the highest 76 runs and had the best 123-run partnership with Azhar Ali in the third wicket. Azhar Ali batted patiently for 56 runs, while Fawad Alam (50*) and Mohammad Rizwan (53*) contributed with the bat as well. Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took the most wickets with two. Bangladesh lost three quick wickets before the end of the second session and were 22/3 at tea. Bangladesh lost four more wickets in the third session, finishing day four with a score of 76/7. Bangladesh must score 101 runs to avoid a follow-on. If Bangladesh avoid a follow-on, Pakistan will have to bat again. Even though there is a strong chance that this match will finish in a stalemate, there could be some nervous moments on the final day.  Current ICC Test Championship standings (2021-2023 cycle) With the exception of Australia and South Africa, all Test-playing nations have begun their journey in the ICC Test Championship's second edition. Sri Lanka (24 points) currently lead the points table with a 100% winning record, followed by Pakistan (24 points) and India (42 points). Even if Pakistan win the ongoing second match against Bangladesh, they will not climb up to first place in the point standings. On the other hand, Bangladesh would get four points if the second match of the Bangladesh vs Pakistan Test Series 2021 ended in a draw.     England (14 points) are in fourth place, followed by the West Indies (12) and New Zealand (4). Australia's Test Championship campaign will begin on December 8 with the Ashes series. On the other hand, South Africa will begin their first series in the second edition of the Test Championship against India at the end of this year. Bangladesh's remaining Test Championship fixtures Bangladesh's Test Championship campaign has started with a series against Pakistan, and they will play five more Test series in 2022. Bangladesh will play New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and India in a bilateral series. Here are Bangladesh's remaining Test Championship fixtures Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2022                             1st Test (1-5 January): NZ vs BAN 2nd Test (9-13 January): NZ vs BAN Bangladesh tour of South Africa 2022       1st Test (30 March – 3 April): SA vs BAN   2nd Test (7-11 April): SA vs BAN   Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 2022 1st Test (May): BAN vs SL 2nd Test (May): BAN vs SL Bangladesh tour of West Indies 2022 1st Test (June): WI vs BAN 2nd Test (June): WI vs BAN India tour of Bangladesh 2022     1st Test (Nov): BAN vs IND 2nd Test (Nov): BAN vs IND Way Forward The second Test match of the Bangladesh vs Pakistan Test Series 2021 is most likely to end in a draw due to inclement weather conditions. Bangladesh only received 20 points after drawing a Test match in the inaugural ICC Test Championship. They were the bottom team in the first edition of the Test Championship. Therefore, Bangladesh's main goal for the 2021-2023 cycle Test Championship would be to improve further in the point standings.