Pakistan team's poor performance in Test cricket in 2022

 Pakistan team's poor performance in Test cricket in 2022

Babar XI played 8 Test matches in this year 2022, out of which only one was won.

In the year 2022, the Pakistan cricket team could win only one Test match, Australia and England defeated Pakistan in the home series, while the Pakistan-Lankan two-Test series in Sri Lanka was tied one to one.

Pak, Australia Test Series

The visiting team defeated Pakistan in the Pakistan Australia series in March, the national team suffered a 1-nil loss at home to the Kangaroos.

Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi were drawn, while Australia won the series in Lahore.

After a long time of 24 years, the Australian team played a Test series on the soil of Pakistan and achieved success. Earlier also in 1998-99, the Australian team had won 0-1 in the 3-Test series in Pakistan and this year's tour also had the result of 24 years ago.

Pak, Sri Lanka Test Series

In July, the Pakistan cricket team visited Sri Lanka, during which the national team played a series consisting of two Test matches, which ended in a draw.

The national team played the first test match against Sri Lanka from July 16 to July 20. Sri Lanka scored 222 runs in the first innings and 337 runs in the second innings. While Pakistan scored 218 runs in the first innings. Sri Lanka gave Pakistan a target of 342 runs to win, which Pakistan achieved at the loss of 6 wickets.

In the second Test match played in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan spinner Parbath Jayasuriya played an important role in defeating Pakistan by 246 runs by taking five wickets.

Pak, England Test Series

After 17 years, the English team visiting Pakistan created history, England whitewashed Pakistan and won the series from three to zero.

In the Rawalpindi Test, England won by 74 runs, in the Multan Test, the visiting team won by 26 runs, while in the last Test of the series, the English team won by 8 wickets.

Pakistan has lost 4 consecutive Test matches at home for the first time.

Cricket experts have named the inexperienced team and Babar Azam's captaincy as the main reason for Pakistan's poor performance in Test cricket.