[4] The tour itinerary was split into three legs,[5] with the T20Is taking place in January in Lahore,[6] followed by the first Test in early February in Rawalpindi.

[10] Originally, the ODI match was not included in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Future Tours Programme.

[14] In July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed it was their priority to reschedule the match, along with the five other World Test Championship series that had been postponed due to the pandemic.

[23] Ehsan Mani, Chairman of the PCB, stated that Pakistan did not want to play any future home matches at neutral venues.

[24] On 14 December 2019, Nazmul Hassan, President of the BCB, said that he was hopeful that the team would get the necessary security clearance to tour Pakistan.

[26] Azhar Ali, captain of Pakistan's Test side said "there is no excuse not to come", with team coach Misbah-ul-Haq calling it "a great injustice" with regards to the delay from the BCB.

[29] Russell Domingo, head coach of the Bangladesh team, said that he was willing to travel to Pakistan, if the BCB agreed to touring the country.

[37] Nazmul Hassan announced that he would travel to Dubai on 13 January 2020 to meet with Shashank Manohar, the chairman of the ICC, to discuss the implications of not playing the Test matches.

[47] The BCB's chief executive officer, Nizamuddin Chowdhury, said that the team was not yet ready to play a day/night Test due to lack of preparation.

[55] Ahsan Ali and Haris Rauf both made their T20I debuts for Pakistan,[56] with the home team winning the match by five wickets.

[58] The second T20I, played the following day, saw Pakistan win by nine wickets, after an unbeaten 131-run partnership from Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez.

[63] Babar Azam praised the Pakistan bowlers saying that "our bowling was outstanding in both the games and helped us keep them down to low totals".

[71] Mustafizur Rahman was omitted from Bangladesh's squad due to poor performance, with Tamim Iqbal being recalled, after missing the series against India following the birth of his child.

[75] The same day, the ICC appointed the match officials for the first Test, with Nigel Llong and Chris Gaffaney named as the on-field umpires.

[85] At the age of 16 years and 359 days, Pakistan's Naseem Shah became the youngest bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.

[93] In contrast, Bangladesh's captain Mominul Haque reflected on the team's poor batting, especially the low total made in the first innings on a flat wicket.

[105] Bangladesh's captain Mominul Haque said that the win gives them confidence and will help the team in the Test match against Pakistan.