Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20

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Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
  Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Dates 18 February – 11 March 2020
Captains Mominul Haque (Test)
Mashrafe Mortaza (ODIs)
Mahmudullah (T20Is)
Craig Ervine (Test)
Chamu Chibhabha (ODIs & T20Is) [n 1]
Test series
Result Bangladesh won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Mushfiqur Rahim (203) Craig Ervine (150)
Most wickets Nayeem Hasan (9) Ainsley Ndlovu (2)
One Day International series
Results Bangladesh won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Liton Das (311) Sikandar Raza (145)
Most wickets Mohammad Saifuddin (7) Carl Mumba (6)
Player of the series Tamim Iqbal (Ban) and Liton Das (Ban)
Twenty20 International series
Results Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Liton Das (119) Brendan Taylor (60)
Most wickets Mustafizur Rahman (5) Christopher Mpofu (2)
Player of the series Liton Das (Ban)

The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Bangladesh in February and March 2020 to play one Test match, three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] [3] [4] On 26 January 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the itinerary for the tour. [5] It was the first time that a tour between the two sides featured a one-off Test match. [6] Zimbabwe last toured Bangladesh in October and November 2018, and last won a series in the country during their tour in November 2001. [7] On 9 February, the BCB moved the three ODI matches from Chittagong to the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, to give the venue more exposure and international attention. [8] The one-off Test match was the 100th international match to be played between the two sides. [9]

Contents

Zimbabwe Cricket announced the squad for the one-off Test, with Craig Ervine named as the team's captain. [10] Sean Williams, Zimbabwe's regular Test captain, took leave ahead of the match for the birth of his first child. [11] Bangladesh won the one-off Test match by an innings and 106 runs. [12]

Ahead of the tour, the BCB announced that it would be Mashrafe Mortaza's last series as captain of the ODI team. [13] [14] Prior to the third ODI, Mortaza confirmed that he would be stepping down as Bangladesh's ODI captain after the series. [15] Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0, with Mashrafe Mortaza recording his 50th win in an ODI match as captain with victory in the third match. [16] Tamim Iqbal was appointed as the new ODI captain ahead of Bangladesh's next fixture, the one-off match against Pakistan. [17]

In an attempt to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCB restricted ticket sales for the first T20I match to one per person. [18] Bangladesh won the T20I series 2–0, [19] to win all six international fixtures against Zimbabwe in the series. [20] It was the first time that Bangladesh had whitewashed a team in a single series across all three formats of international cricket. [21]

Squads

TestODIsT20Is
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [22] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [23] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [24] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [25] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [26] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [27]

Soumya Sarkar was added to Bangladesh's squad for the third ODI. [28]

Tour match

Two-day match: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Zimbabwe

18–19 February 2020
Scorecard
v
291/7d (90 overs)
Kevin Kasuza 70 (130)
Shahadat Hossain 3/16 (8 overs)
288/5 (59.3 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 125* (99)
Ainsley Ndlovu 2/51 (11 overs)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

Only Test

22–26 February 2020 [n 2]
Scorecard
v
265 (106.3 overs)
Craig Ervine 107 (227)
Nayeem Hasan 4/70 (38 overs)
560/6d (150 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 203* (318)
Ainsley Ndlovu 2/170 (42 overs)
189 (57.3 overs)
Craig Ervine 43 (49)
Nayeem Hasan 5/82 (24 overs)
Bangladesh won by an innings and 106 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban)

ODI series

1st ODI

1 March 2020
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
321/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
152 (39.1 overs)
Liton Das 126* (105)
Christopher Mpofu 2/68 (10 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 35 (44)
Mohammad Saifuddin 3/22 (7 overs)
Bangladesh won by 169 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Liton Das (Ban)

2nd ODI

3 March 2020
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
322/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
318/8 (50 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 158 (136)
Donald Tiripano 2/55 (8 overs)
Sikandar Raza 66 (57)
Taijul Islam 3/52 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban)

3rd ODI

6 March 2020
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
322/3 (43 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
218 (37.3 overs)
Liton Das 176 (143)
Carl Mumba 3/69 (8 overs)
Sikandar Raza 61 (50)
Mohammad Saifuddin 4/41 (6.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 123 runs (DLS method)
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Liton Das (Ban)

T20I series

1st T20I

9 March 2020
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
200/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
152 (19 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 62* (32)
Wesley Madhevere 1/15 (2 overs)
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 28 (20)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/32 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 48 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Ban)

2nd T20I

11 March 2020
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
119/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
120/1 (15.5 overs)
Brendan Taylor 59* (48)
Al-Amin Hossain 2/22 (4 overs)
Liton Das 60* (45)
Christopher Mpofu 1/27 (3.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Liton Das (Ban)

Notes

  1. Sean Williams captained Zimbabwe in the second and third ODIs and the two T20I matches.
  2. While five days of play were scheduled for the one-off Test, the match reached a result in four days.

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