Pakistan’s biggest winless streaks at home in Test cricket

Pakistan cricket seems to be going through a crisis right now. Following their failure to qualify for the Super 8s stages of the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies in June, they have now been whitewashed by Bangladesh in a home Test series.

The manner of the defeats has particularly been shocking. Both the Tests were played at Rawalpindi and in the first match, Pakistan lost after declaring at 448/6 while in the second they lost despite having reduced Bangladesh to 26/6 at one point in the game.

In a streak that extends back to 2022, Pakistan have now gone winless in 10 consecutive home Tests, having lost six and drawn four of these matches now. This winless streak also entails a 0-3 whitewash at the hands of England in late 2022, which incidentally is the only other time Pakistan were whitewashed in a home Test series.

Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the WTC final also are practically over following whitewashes at the hands of Australia away and Bangladesh at home.

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Let's now look at Pakistan's biggest winless streaks at home in Test cricket:

3. 8 matches (1959-64 and 1998-2000):

Pakistan's first winless streak at home started during their series against the West Indies in 1959. Having won the first two Tests at Karachi and Dhaka, they then suffered an innings' loss at Lahore but managed to pocket the 3-match series 2-1. But had to then wait more than five years to win another Test victory at home.

Their next series later that year was against Australia. Pakistan salvaged a draw in the third Test of the series at Lahore after losing at Dhaka and Karachi. Later in 1961-62, Pakistan hosted England for another 3-Test series, losing the first at Lahore and fighting out draws at Karachi and Dhaka.

Over two years later in 1964, Australia managed to walk away with a draw in the only Test of their tour to Pakistan. Pakistan had now lost four, and drawn four of their last eight Tests. In March 1965, Pakistan bounced back with a 2-0 series win over New Zealand at home to end their streak.

Pakistan had a second streak of eight winless Tests at home from 1998 to 2000. In the first Test of their series against Australia at Rawalpindi, Pakistan were blown away by an innings. The next two Tests at Peshawar and Karachi were draws, but the Peshawar Test is famous for Mark Taylor's 334*.

Pakistan's next series was against Zimbabwe, and after an embarrassing loss at Peshawar, Bad weather in Lahore let Zimbabwe walk away with a series win. Sri Lanka showed up in 1999 for the Asian Test Championship match at Lahore which petered out to a draw.

Sri Lanka's Test tour to Pakistan in 2000 fared differently. Sri Lanka won the first two matches at Rawalpindi and Peshawar before Pakistan picked up a consolation win at Karachi. For the second time Pakistan had gone eight Tests at home losing four and drawing four.