Pakistan suffered a 2-0 defeat in the Test series against Bangladesh.
The Pakistan cricket team had to face a humiliating defeat in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Nazmul Hussain Shanto and company won the first Test by 10 wickets. Then, by winning the second Test by 6 wickets, the team clean swept the host Pakistan 2-0.
The Pakistan team failed to dominate even at home. Cricket’s great players and fans are seen criticizing the team fiercely. Meanwhile, let us tell you how the performance of the Pakistan team has been in the last 12 months-
This has been the performance of Pakistan in the last 12 months-
The team could not reach the semi-finals of ODI World Cup 2023
Pakistan’s performance in the ODI World Cup 2023 under the captaincy of Babar Azam was disappointing. The team finished fifth in the points table by winning 4 out of 9 matches, due to which the team could not reach the semi-finals. Pakistan won against New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Bangladesh in the tournament.
At the same time, the team had to face defeat against India, Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan. Pakistan’s defeat against Afghanistan is one of the biggest upsets of the World Cup. After the shameful performance in the ODI World Cup, Babar Azam resigned from the captaincy of all three formats.
3-0 loss in Test series against Australia
In the three-match Test series played against Australia in December-January 2024, Pakistan had to face a humiliating 3-0 defeat under the captaincy of Shan Masood.
First Test- lost by 360 runs
Second Test– Lost by 79 runs
Third Test- lost by 8 wickets
4-1 defeat in T20 series against New Zealand
Shaheen Afridi was appointed the white-ball cricket captain after Babar Azam resigned. Shaheen could not do anything special in his debut series as captain. The team had to face a 4-1 defeat in the T20 series played against New Zealand in January 2024. After this series, the captaincy was taken away from Shaheen Afridi.
First T20 match– Lost by 46 runs
2nd T20 match- lost by 21 runs
3rd T20 match– Lost by 45 runs
4th T20 match– Lost by 7 wickets
5th T20 match- Won by 42 runs
T20 series against New Zealand drawn
Babar Azam was reappointed as the captain ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. Under Babar’s captaincy, the five-match T20 series against New Zealand ended in a draw.
First match– Cancelled
Second Match– Won by 7 wickets
Third match- lost by 7 wickets
4th match- lost by 4 runs
Fifth match- Won by 9 runs
2-0 loss in T20 series against England
Before the T20 World Cup 2024, a four-match T20 series was played between England and Pakistan in May. In this series, Pakistan had to face defeat by 2-0.
First match- Cancelled
Second Match– Lost by 23 runs
Third Match– Cancelled
4th match- lost by 7 wickets
T20 World Cup 2024: Could not reach Super-8
The T20 World Cup 2024 was nothing less than a nightmare for Pakistan. The team was able to win only two out of 4 matches in the group stage round. Being in the third position, the team could not qualify for the Super-8 round. In the very first match of the tournament, the team had to face defeat by 5 runs in the Super Over against USA, which is one of the biggest upsets. At the same time, Pakistan then had to face defeat by 6 runs against India, after which all the hopes of the team were completely shattered.
Test series defeat against Bangladesh
Pakistan has been embarrassed in its own home by losing 2-0 in the Test series against Bangladesh. It has been 1,303 days since the team won a Test at home. Pakistan won the last Test match against South Africa in 2020-21. On the other hand, this is a historic victory for Bangladesh, as the team has previously defeated only West Indies in a Test series among the big teams.