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]
| Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20 | |||
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| 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 | Litton Das (311) | Sikandar Raza (145) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Saifuddin (7) | Carl Mumba (6) | |
| Player of the series | Tamim Iqbal (Ban) and Litton Das (Ban) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Litton Das (119) | Brendan Taylor (60) | |
| Most wickets | Mustafizur Rahman (5) | Christopher Mpofu (2) | |
| Player of the series | Litton Das (Ban) | ||
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
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Bangladesh[24]
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Zimbabwe[25]
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Bangladesh[26]
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Zimbabwe[27]
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Soumya Sarkar was added to Bangladesh's squad for the third ODI.[28]
Tour match
editTwo-day match: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Zimbabwe
editOnly Test
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Charlton Tshuma (Zim) made his Test debut.
- Craig Ervine captained Zimbabwe for the first time in Tests.[29]
- Mushfiqur Rahim became the first batsman for Bangladesh to score three double centuries in Tests.[30]
ODI series
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wesley Madhevere (Zim) made his ODI debut.
- Chamu Chibhabha captained Zimbabwe for the first time in ODIs.[31]
- Mahmudullah (Ban) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs.[32]
- Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) took his 100th wicket as captain in ODIs,[33] and his 700th wicket of his career.[34]
- In terms of runs, this was Bangladesh's biggest winning margin in ODIs.[35]
2nd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Charlton Tshuma (Zim) made his ODI debut.
- Tamim Iqbal became the first batsman for Bangladesh to score 7,000 runs in ODIs,[36] and also made the highest individual score for a batsman for Bangladesh in ODIs.[37]
3rd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Zimbabwe were set a revised target of 342 runs from 43 overs.
- Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim (Ban) both made their ODI debuts.
- Sikandar Raza (Zim) played in his 100th ODI.[38]
- Litton Das (Ban) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs, [39] and also made the highest individual score for a batsman for Bangladesh in ODIs.[40]
- Litton Das and Tamim Iqbal made the highest partnership for Bangladesh for any wicket in ODIs (292 runs).[41]
T20I series
edit1st T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wesley Madhevere and Carl Mumba (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.
- Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das made the highest opening partnership for Bangladesh in T20Is (92 runs).[42]
2nd T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasan Mahmud (Ban) and Charlton Tshuma (Zim) both made their T20I debuts.
Notes
edit- ^ Sean Williams captained Zimbabwe in the second and third ODIs and the two T20I matches.
- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for the one-off Test, the match reached a result in four days.
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