Pakistan Begin Training Camp for Bangladesh Test Series Starting Tuesday

Pakistan's 16-member squad is gearing up for a five-day training camp at the HPC Academy as they prepare for a two-match Test series against Bangladesh, set to take place from May 8 to 20. 

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the training camp will kick off on Tuesday. The players, who are currently busy with the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, will join the camp once their respective teams wrap up their campaigns. 

For those players whose teams make it to the final of the eight-team tournament, which is happening at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 2—the same day the training camp wraps up—they will head straight to Bangladesh, according to the cricket board. During the camp, members of the Pakistan Test squad will also participate in two scenario-based practice matches on May 1 and 2. 

This series is part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27, starting with the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka from May 8 to 12, followed by the second match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from May 16 to 20. 

Leading the Pakistan squad is the experienced top-order batter Shan Masood, who will be joined by five uncapped players: Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, and Muhammad Ghazi Ghori.

Here are the key statistics and milestone highlights from Match 39

• David Miller completes 12,000 runs in T20s 
• Josh Hazlewood completes 50 wickets for RCB 
• DC was bowled-out below 75 in IPL for the 3rd time (second-most)
• Most 3-wicket hauls among fast bolwers in IPL - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (20 times, second-most)
• Third lowest all-out total for DC in IPL - 75 vs RCB, Delhi, 2026 
• Lowest ever Powerplay (1-6 overs) total in IPL  - 13/6 - DC vs RCB, Delhi, 2026
• Second-most wickets in the first over by a bowler in IPL - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (29 wickets)
• Virat Kohli completes 9000 runs in IPL history, becoming the first batter to reach the milestone 
• Jitesh Sharma completes 50 IPL catches