Sports Desk: After 2018, Bangladesh is once again fighting for the top four spots in the Asia Cup. After five long years, Bangladesh will be in the Super Four. Finally, under the leadership of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Bangladesh made it to the final after defeating Pakistan. The Tigers have another chance to beat them today and advance to the finals. Bangladesh has won twice in 14 appearances in the Asia Cup. Pakistan won 12 matches.
However, Bangladesh has won four times in the last five encounters. But the recent form of the two teams is sending a different message. Where many people will keep Pakistan at the top of the ODI rankings. Looking at the past of the two teams, Pakistan can be kept ahead. The two teams have faced each other 37 times so far. Bangladesh has won only five matches. And Pakistan won 32 matches.
But the most memorable victory in Bangladesh’s cricket history was also against Pakistan. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup in a big incident. Bangladesh’s highest team score against Pakistan is 329. In the 2015 ODI series between the two countries, Bangladesh built a mountain of runs with the bats of Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim. But Pakistan’s highest score is 385.
Pakistan collected big in the 2010 Asia Cup thanks to Shahid Afridi’s extraordinary innings of 124 runs. Even though they are in an advantageous position for the highest score, the lowest score will disappoint Bangladesh. Bangladesh is in the top ten on the list of countries with the lowest scores. In 2000, with a target of 320 runs, Bangladesh got all out for 87 runs. Pakistan also set the record for the biggest victory by defeating Bangladesh by 233 runs that day. On the other hand, Pakistan’s record of lowest runs against the Tigers is quite old. Also famous. In the 1999 World Cup, Pakistan were bowled out for 161 runs against a target of 224 runs against Nannu-Sujans.
Bangladesh won that match by 62 runs. And this is Bangladesh’s biggest margin of victory against Pakistan. Pakistan’s top-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf scored the most runs (893) in the match between the two teams. And Tamim Iqbal scored the most runs against Pakistan in a Bangladesh jersey. This cricketer from Chittagong scored 684 runs.
They also hold the record for most centuries. Yusuf’s century is three, and Tamim’s is two. The difference between most wickets, however, is quite large. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi took 32 wickets against Bangladesh. On the contrary, Shakib Al Hasan took the maximum 21 wickets for Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s Khaled Masood Pilot and Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal are tied for dismissal. Both have 17 dismissals. Mushfiqur Rahim has a chance to surpass them in today’s match. His dismissal is 15
