Pakistan A cricket team against Bangladesh A in Australia in 2024

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Pakistan A against Bangladesh High Performance XI in Australia in 2024
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  Bangladesh HP XI Pakistan Shaheens
Dates 19 – 29 July 2024
Captains Shahadat Hossain Sahibzada Farhan
FC series
Result 2 (unofficial)-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Aich Mollah (187) Mohammad Huraira (218)
Most wickets Ripon Mondol (7) Khurram Shahzad (13)

The Pakistan A cricket team toured Australia in July 2024 to play the Bangladesh HP XI. [1] The bilateral series consisted of two four-day matches. [2] The series was hosted by the Northern Territory Cricket Association on behalf of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). [3]

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The four-day matches were used by Bangladesh to prepare their Test players for their upcoming ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Pakistan and India. [4] In June 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the dates of the bilateral series. [5] Pakistan A arrived in Darwin on 14 July 2024. [6]

Following the bilateral fixtures, a tri-nation series was also held involving the two teams along with the Northern Territory cricket team. [7] All the matches of the tour took place in Darwin, Northern Territory, marking Pakistan A's second successive Darwin tour. [8]

Squads

Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh HP XI Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan A [9]

Four-day series

1st four-day match

19–22 July 2024
Scorecard
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh HP XI
467/3d (96.1 overs)
Mohammad Huraira 218 (247)
Ripon Mondol 2/84 (21 overs)
266 (76.2 overs)
Shadman Islam 88 (167)
Khurram Shahzad 6/72 (21.2 overs)
226/3d
Omair Yousuf 100* (123)
Ripon Mondol 1/38 (11 overs)
279 (86.2 overs)
Amite Hasan 71 (102)
Mehran Mumtaz 4/84 (24 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 148 runs
Marrara Oval, Darwin
Umpires: Imran Muhammad (Aus) and Rob Stewart (Aus)
  • Bangladesh HP XI won the toss and elected to field.

2nd four-day match

26–29 July 2024
Scorecard
Bangladesh HP XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg
v
258 (67.3 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 69 (90)
Khurram Shahzad 3/69 (17 overs)
179 (67.2 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 48 (75)
Ripon Mondol 4/71 (24.2 overs)
216 (70.1 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 65 (118)
Mohammad Ali 6/63 (24.1 overs)
290 (93.2 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 68 (70)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 5/21 (13 overs)
Bangladesh HP XI won by 5 runs
Marrara Oval, Darwin
Umpires: John Ginnane (Aus) and Imran Muhammad (Aus)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to field.

50-overs Tri-series

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Result
1Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens 220042.056Champion
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh HP XI211020.041
3Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory Strike20200−1.814
Source: Cricclubs [10]

1st 50-overs match

1 August 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh HP XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg
250
v
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory Strike
138 (42 overs)
Tanzid Hasan Tamim 53 (64)
Hamish Martin 4/34 (10 overs)
Jacob Dickman 51 (87)
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby 2/17 (7 overs)
Bangladesh HP XI won by 112 runs
Marrara Oval, Darwin
Player of the match: Hamish Martin (Northern Territory Strike)
  • Northern Territory Strike won the toss and elected to field.

2nd 50-overs match

4 August 2024
10:00
Scorecard
Northern Territory Strike Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
142 (46.1 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens
143/6 (35.1 overs)
Jagadeswara Koduru 59 (80)
Jahandad Khan 4/26 (8.1 overs)
Mubassir Khan 32* (72)
Matt Hammond 2/29 (10 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 4 wickets
Gardens Oval, Darwin
Player of the match: Mubassir Khan (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Northern Territory Strike won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd 50-overs match

6 August 2024
10:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh HP XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg
78 (24.3 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Shaheens
79/2 (17 overs)
Parvez Hossain Emon 19 (30)
Mohammad Imran 3/22 (8 overs)
Usman Khan 39* (45)
Ripon Mondol 2/30 (5 overs)
Pakistan Shaheens won by 8 wickets
Marrara Oval, Darwin
Player of the match: Mohammad Imran (Pakistan Shaheens)
  • Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to field.

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