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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially announced the itinerary of the next month’s five –match T201 series between hosts Pakistan and touring Bangladesh including Iqbal Stadium of Faisalabad as one of the two venues. Iqbal Stadium of Faisalabad will host international cricket match for the first time after 17 years through ensuing Bangladesh- Pakistan T201 series, first two of which will be held there in May 25 and 27. Iqbal Stadium of Faisalabad, which hosted 24 tests and 16 ODIs, exiled from the international cricket after the terror attacks against the Sri Lankan national team in 2009.   The last international games in Faisalabad, was an ODI, also held between Bangladesh and Pakistan in April 2008. Mehidy leads Bangladesh to a big win over Zimbabwe to level series  The remaining three T201 matches will take place at the newly renovated Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 30, June 1 and 3.  At the five day-night basis matches will kick off at 8 pm local time and 9 pm Bangladesh time due to high temperature in summer season. Bangladesh's visit to Pakistan was initially fixed as a joint T20I and ODI series, with three games in each format. But, both the boards agreed to replace the ODIs with two additional T20Is as preparation for the ICC T20 World Cup in February-March 2026, scheduled to take place in India and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan wants to hold foreign secretary-level consultations and the meeting of the Joint Economic Commission with Bangladesh as part of Islamabad’s efforts to strengthen the ties with Dhaka. The issues were discussed when Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, additional Secretary (Asia Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan called on Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Md. Jashim Uddin on Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Siddiqui carried a letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar addressed to Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and handed it over to the foreign secretary, officials at the MoFA said. Both sides discussed the importance of holding the Foreign Secretary level consultations, the last meeting of which was held in 2010 and the Joint Economic Commission, last meeting of which was held in 2005. Discussion also covered strengthening cooperation to enhance trade and reduce the trade gap. No impact on US-BD relations following Trump's claim: Foreign Affairs Adviser Both sides expressed satisfaction over recent visits of several trade delegations from Pakistan to Bangladesh and emphasised on the importance of visits by the product specific trade delegations from Bangladesh to Pakistan. Cooperation in the sectors of tourism, people-to-people contacts, cultural exchanges, the issue of forcibly displaced Rohingyas and cooperation in the international forum were also discussed. Both sides recalled the substantive discussion between Bangladesh chief adviser and the prime minister of Pakistan during their meetings in Cairo on the sidelines of D-8 Summit in December 2024 and in New York in September 2024 on the sidelines of 79th UNGA. They also recalled the meeting between the foreign adviser and deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Pakistan on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in Apia, Samoa in October 2024. The importance of strengthened regional and multilateral cooperation through SAARC, OIC, and D-8 was also highlighted. Additional secretary (Asia Pacific) was accompanied by the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof.

The 3rd and final of the three-match T20 International series between hosts Pakistan and touring Bangladesh has been abandoned due to persistent rain at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.

The third and final T20 International of the three-match series between Pakistan and Bangladesh has been delayed by rain.