Bangladesh Cricket Board releases itinerary for Zimbabwe tour

Bangladesh is all set to play one Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is in Zimbabwe in the month of July. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday, June 21, confirmed the details of the national men’s team tour to Zimbabwe. The squad is all set to leave next Tuesday for the tour which will go on for a month-long duration. 

Akram Khan, the cricket operation committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, has confirmed the schedule of the entire tour after the confirmation came in from Zimbabwe Cricket. It has been reported that the series is set to begin on July 7. It was previously announced that the Bangladesh team will leave for Zimbabwe on June 28, which has now been pushed to June 29. 

“The tour has finally been confirmed with ZC. As per the initial schedule, the team will leave on June 28 (now June 29), and the series will start on July 7. The schedule for the matches remains the same,” said Akram was quoted as saying by Dhaka Tribune.

Test to be played in Bulawayo; white-ball leg scheduled in Harare

The Bangladesh team will be following all their COVID-19 quarantine formalities in Zimbabwe and go through many practice sessions before they play their first match. A two-day warm-up match had been discussed previously but nothing was officially stated. However, with the relaxation of quarantine allowed to the Bangladesh team, it is expected that the visiting team will get a practice match. 

The tour will open with the one-off Test match to be played at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo from July 7. After this, the action will shift to Harare for the white-ball leg of the tour. The three ODIs will be played on July 16, 18, and 20 respectively. The three T20Is will be played at the same venue, the Harare Sports Club, on July 23, 25, and 27 respectively. 

Zimbabwe’s last Test assignment was against Pakistan at home, where they lost the two-match series 2-0 and lost both the games by margin of innings. This series against Bangladesh will present an opportunity to the team to revive themselves. On the other hand, Bangladesh hasn’t played since they returned from Sri Lanka in April-May.