Bangladesh confirm two-match Test series against Zimbabwe

By Agencies

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that Zimbabwe will visit Bangladesh for a two-match Test series from April 20 to May 5.

This will be Zimbabwe’s first Test tour of Bangladesh in five years. Their last visit was in February 2020, when Bangladesh won the one-off Test by an innings and 106 runs.

The first Test will take place at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from April 20 to 24. The second match will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong from April 28 to May 2.

For the first time since March 2024, Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium will not be hosting a Test match. The decision was made because the venue is currently being used for the ongoing Dhaka Premier League, Bangladesh’s domestic List A competition.

“We are regularly having DPL matches in SBNS and so we decided to play the Test series in Chattogram and Sylhet because there you will get wickets that have got enough rest while it wouldn’t have been the case in Dhaka,” a BCB official explained.

Meanwhile, BCB president Faruque Ahmed recently confirmed discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about arranging a white-ball series outside the Future Tour Programme (FTP).

“There has been a discussion between the two boards to hold white ball series apart from FTP. The boards are in talks to schedule the series,” Ahmed said.