PAK vs BAN 1st Test Live: Ten Sports Live Streaming. Score & Highlights

The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, part of the Bangladesh tour of Pakistan 2024, faced a delay in the toss due to a wet outfield at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The match is being played from August 21 to August 25, 2024.

Update: The inspection is completed. toss at 2:00 PM and the match starts at 2:30 PM Pakistan time.

During the lunch break, the umpires inspected the conditions but remained unsatisfied with certain areas. Another inspection is scheduled for 1:00 PM local time.

Pakistan begins their home series with a two-Test matchup against Bangladesh, followed by three Tests against England. These five games are crucial if they aim to compete for a top-two position in the World Test Championship points table.

Pak vs Ban tv channels and live streaming

Bangladesh:

GTV, Asposts will telecast the matches live in Bangladesh. Rabbitholebd.com will live-stream the matches for the Bangladeshi audience.

Bangladesh Tour of Pakistan 2024
Bangladesh 🆚 Pakistan | 1st Test
21-25 August, 2024 | Rawalpindi | 11:30 AM (BST)
Live on T Sports and Gazi TV#BCB #Cricket #BDCricket #Bangladesh #PAKvBAN #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/hyOcdkMMTs

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) August 20, 2024

Pakistan:

The series will be shown live on TV channels Ten Sports HD and A Sports HD, while the matches will be streamed live on platforms such as Tamasha, Tapmad, and ARY ZAP.

USA:

Sling TV offers Willow TV for viewers in the United States.

India:

As of now, no broadcaster has acquired rights for the series in India.

UK:

TNT Sport will be showing the series in the UK, with fans able to watch the matches on TNT Sport

Pak vs Ban head-to-head

In their six-series bilateral history in Test cricket since 2001, Bangladesh has yet to secure a victory against Pakistan. The head-to-head record stands at 12 wins for Pakistan and no wins for Bangladesh, with one match ending in a draw⁵. It’s a challenging record for the visitors, but perhaps they can turn the tide in the upcoming series.

Team news

Pakistan have opted for an all-out pace attack for the first Test match.

The potential XI for Pakistan includes Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammed Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Ali, and Mir Hamza.

Shakib al Hasan has made himself available for all of Bangladesh’s Test matches this year, while Mahmudal Hasan has been sidelined due to a groin injury.