1996–97 Wills Cup

The Wills Cup is the premiere domestic One Day cricket competition of Pakistan. During the 1996–97 season, in a bid to make the tournament more interesting, the organizers invited a team from Bangladesh to take part. With the Bangladesh national team preparing for the ICC Trophy in Malaysia, the Bangladesh 'A' side, led by Harunur Rashid took part in the competition. The tourists were eliminated in the 1st round after losing all four of their group games. in addition to their games in the Wills Cup, the tourists also took part in a number of practice games. CricketArchive Bangladesh in Pakistan 1996-97 (Retrieved on 2009-09-17) Matches 22 February United Bank Limited PAK 246/9 (50 overs) Mansoor Akhtar 77 (133) Mafizur Rahman 3/54 (10 overs) BAN Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 146 (48.1 overs) Habibul Bashar 35* (73) Waqar Younis 5/32 (10 overs) United Bank Limited won by 100 runs Scorecard National Stadium, Karachi Ghafoor Butt and Shakeel Khan Waqar Younis PAK Bangladesh Cricket Board XI won the toss and elected to field. 26 February National Bank of Pakistan PAK 246/9 (50 overs) Tahir Shah 77 (87) Saifullah Khan 2/32 (6 overs) BAN Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 186 (48.2 overs) Habibul Bashar 71 (116) Mohammad Javed 4/24 (9.2 overs) National Bank of Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard National Stadium, Karachi Saleem Badar and Shakeel Khan Tahir Shah PAK National Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. 28 February Pakistan International Airlines PAK 267/6 (50 overs) Mahmood Hamid 72 (91) Zakir Hasan 2/24 (10 overs) BAN Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 159/6 (50 overs) Habibul Bashar 42* (55) Saqlain Mushtaq 2/19 (10 overs) Pakistan International Airlines won by 108 runs Scorecard National Stadium, Karachi Saleem Badar and Shakeel Khan Mahmood Hamid PAK Bangladesh Cricket Board XI won the toss and elected to field. 2 March Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan PAK 214/2 (41.1 overs) Zahoor Elahi 133 (122) Salahuddin Ahmed 2/50 (10 overs) BAN Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 213/6 (50 overs) Shahriar Hossain 76 (115) Mohammad Asif 4/44 (10 overs) Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard National Stadium, Karachi Saleem Badar and Shakeel Khan Zahoor Elahi PAK Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. References Category:National One Day Championship seasons Wills Cup Wills Cup