Zimbabwe Team to Tour Bangladesh for Test Series After Eid

Sports Desk

Bangladesh cricket is going through a tough phase, with one failure after another troubling players like Najmul Hossain Shanto. However, some relief may come after Eid as the relatively weaker Zimbabwe team arrives for a two-match Test series. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the schedule for the series in a press release on Saturday. This upcoming series is not part of the ICC Test Championship.

The Zimbabwe cricket team will arrive in Bangladesh on April 15. Without any practice matches, they will directly participate in the Test series against Bangladesh. The team is scheduled to leave Bangladesh on May 3.

The first Test of the series will be held on April 20 in Sylhet. The match will begin at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The second Test will start on April 28 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

No matches in this series will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Similar to last year’s Test series against Sri Lanka, Mirpur has not been included as a venue this time either.

Below is the schedule for the series:
– April 20-24: First Test, Sylhet
– April 28-May 2: Second Test, Chattogram

This series was originally scheduled to take place last year. However, it was postponed to allow both teams to prepare for the T20 World Cup. Instead, the two teams played a five-match T20 series. The postponed Test series is now set to take place.

Zimbabwe last toured Bangladesh for a Test match in 2020. In that match, Bangladesh won by an innings and 106 runs.

Test Match Statistics Between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe:
– Total Test matches played in Bangladesh: 10
– Bangladesh wins: 6
– Zimbabwe wins: 2
– Draws: 2