Bangladesh women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021–22

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Bangladesh women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021–22
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg
  Zimbabwe women Bangladesh women
Dates 10 – 15 November 2021
Captains Mary-Anne Musonda Nigar Sultana [n 1]
One Day International series
Results Bangladesh women won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Modester Mupachikwa (48) Murshida Khatun (97)
Most wickets Esther Mbofana (3) Nahida Akter (11)
Player of the series Nahida Akter (Ban)
Murshida Khatun (Ban)

The Bangladesh women's cricket team played three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) against the Zimbabwe women's cricket team in November 2021. [1] The matches were played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, [2] [3] and were used by both teams for their preparation for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, also in Zimbabwe. [4] [5]

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Bangladesh won the opening match by eight wickets, after Zimbabwe were bowled out for only 48 runs. [6] Bangladesh won the second match by nine wickets to win the series with one game to play. [7] Bangladesh also won the third and final match, by the margin of seven wickets, to win the series 3–0. [8]

Squads

WODIs
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [9] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [10]

Shamima Sultana and Suraiya Azmin were both named as reserve players in Bangladesh's squad. [11] Zimbabwe's preparations were hindered by injuries to several players, including senior batter Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano who suffered a broken foot during T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in September 2021, and was ruled out of this series. [12]

WODI series

1st WODI

10 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
48 (23.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
49/2 (10.4 overs)
Precious Marange 17 (30)
Nahida Akter 3/2 (5.2 overs)
Rumana Ahmed 16* (20)
Precious Marange 1/11 (3 overs)
Bangladesh Women by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Jahanara Alam (Ban)

2nd WODI

13 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
121 (46.4 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
125/1 (24.3 overs)
Nyasha Gwanzura 35* (80)
Nahida Akter 3/30 (9.4 overs)
Fargana Hoque 53* (68)
Esther Mbofana 1/30 (5.3 overs)
Bangladesh Women by 9 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Fargana Hoque (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sharne Mayers (Zim) made her WODI debut.

3rd WODI

15 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
72 (27.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
74/3 (18.2 overs)
Sharne Mayers 39 (61)
Nahida Akter 5/21 (10 overs)
Murshida Khatun 39* (48)
Esther Mbofana 1/12 (3 overs)
Bangladesh Women won by 7 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Nahida Akter (Ban)

Notes

  1. Fahima Khatun captained Bangladesh for the first and second WODIs.

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