Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021

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Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg
  Zimbabwe Bangladesh
Dates 7 – 25 July 2021
Captains Brendan Taylor (Test & ODIs)
Sikandar Raza (T20Is)
Mominul Haque (Test)
Tamim Iqbal (ODIs)
Mahmudullah (T20Is)
Test series
Result Bangladesh won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Brendan Taylor (173) Mahmudullah (150)
Most wickets Blessing Muzarabani (4) Mehidy Hasan (9)
One Day International series
Results Bangladesh won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Regis Chakabva (164) Liton Das (155)
Most wickets Luke Jongwe (6) Shakib Al Hasan (8)
Player of the series Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
Twenty20 International series
Results Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Wesley Madhevere (150) Soumya Sarkar (126)
Most wickets Luke Jongwe (5) Shoriful Islam (6)
Player of the series Soumya Sarkar (Ban)

The Bangladesh cricket team toured Zimbabwe in July 2021 to play one Test, three One Day International (ODI), and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4] Bangladesh last toured Zimbabwe in April and May 2013.[5] Originally, two Test matches were scheduled to be played on the tour,[6] but one of them was removed in place of an extra T20I match.[7]

Despite the suspension of sporting activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) gave its permission for the tour to go ahead.[8] In June 2021, the tour itinerary was confirmed by Zimbabwe Cricket,[9] with all the matches being played in a bio-secure environment at the Harare Sports Club behind closed doors.[10]

The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Zimbabwe on 30 June 2021,[11] following a twelve-team T20 tournament in Bangladesh.[12] During the one-off Test match, Bangladesh's Mahmudullah announced his retirement from Test cricket.[13] Bangladesh went on to win the Test match by 220 runs.[14] Bangladesh won the first ODI by 155 runs,[15] and the second match by three wickets, to win the series with a match to spare.[16] Bangladesh won the third ODI by five wickets to win the series 3–0.[17]

On 19 July 2021, both cricket boards agreed to a minor reschedule of the T20I fixtures.[18] The end date of the tour was brought forward by two days, due to "scheduling and logistical challenges".[19]

The first T20I match of the series was also the 100th T20I to be played by Bangladesh.[20] With their eight-wicket victory, they became the third team, after Australia and Pakistan, to win their 100th match in all three formats of international cricket.[21] Zimbabwe won the second T20I match by 23 runs to level the series with one match to play.[22] Bangladesh won the third T20I match by five wickets to win the series 2–1.[23]

Squads[]

Test ODIs T20Is
 Zimbabwe[24]  Bangladesh[25]  Zimbabwe[26]  Bangladesh[27]  Zimbabwe[28]  Bangladesh[29]

Three days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had named the squads for the tour, Mahmudullah was added to Bangladesh's Test squad.[30] Initially, Mahmudullah had not been included in the Test squad after not being able to bowl due to an injury.[31] After initially opting out of the T20I matches,[32] Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim made himself available for the fixtures.[33] However, he later pulled out of the ODI and T20I squads due to family reasons.[34] Tamim Iqbal was ruled out of Bangladesh's T20I squad due to a knee injury.[35]

Sean Williams was initially named as Zimbabwe's captain for the one-off Test.[36] However, Williams and Craig Ervine both had to go into self-isolation, after being in close-contact with an individual who was COVID-19 positive.[37] As a result, Brendan Taylor was named as Zimbabwe's captain for the match.[38] Taylor was also named as captain of Zimbabwe's ODI team, with Williams and Ervine continuing to isolate.[39] Brendan Taylor was rested for the T20I fixtures with Sikandar Raza named as Zimbabwe's captain for the matches.[40]

Warm-up matches[]

3–4 July 2021
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
v
 Zimbabwe Select XI
313/2d (90 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 74* (56)
Luke Jongwe 1/23 (11 overs)
202 (74.5 overs)
Timycen Maruma 58 (132)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/34 (12.5 overs)
22/0 (7.1 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 18* (30)
Match drawn
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

14 July 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
296/6 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe Select XI
189/7 (40.1 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 66 (62)
Wesley Madhevere 2/12 (4 overs)
Timycen Maruma 59* (59)
Mosaddek Hossain 2/16 (6.1 overs)
No result
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to bad light.

Only Test[]

7–11 July 2021
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
v
 Zimbabwe
468 (126 overs)
Mahmudullah 150* (278)
Blessing Muzarabani 4/94 (29 overs)
276 (111.5 overs)
Takudzwanashe Kaitano 87 (311)
Mehidy Hasan 5/82 (31 overs)
284/1d (67.4 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 117* (118)
Richard Ngarava 1/36 (9 overs)
256 (94.4 overs)
Brendan Taylor 92 (73)
Mehidy Hasan 4/66 (30.4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 220 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Ban)

ODI series[]

1st ODI[]

16 July 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
276/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
121 (28.5 overs)
Liton Das 102 (114)
Luke Jongwe 3/51 (9 overs)
Regis Chakabva 54 (51)
Shakib Al Hasan 5/30 (9.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 155 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Liton Das (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tadiwanashe Marumani and Dion Myers (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
  • Brendan Taylor (Zim) played in his 200th ODI.[43]
  • Shakib Al Hasan became the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in ODIs, taking his 270th dismissal.[44]
  • World Cup Super League points: Bangladesh 10, Zimbabwe 0.

2nd ODI[]

18 July 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
240/9 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
242/7 (49.1 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 56 (63)
Shoriful Islam 4/46 (10 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 96* (109)
Luke Jongwe 2/46 (8 overs)
Bangladesh won by 3 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) scored his 12,000th run in international cricket.[45]
  • World Cup Super League points: Bangladesh 10, Zimbabwe 0.

3rd ODI[]

20 July 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
298 (49.3 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
302/5 (48 overs)
Regis Chakabva 84 (91)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/57 (9.3 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 112 (97)
Wesley Madhevere 2/45 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mahmudullah (Ban) played in his 200th ODI.[46]
  • World Cup Super League points: Bangladesh 10, Zimbabwe 0.

T20I series[]

1st T20I[]

22 July 2021
12:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
152 (19 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
153/2 (18.5 overs)
Regis Chakabva 43 (22)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/31 (4 overs)
Mohammad Naim 63* (51)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dion Myers (Zim) made his T20I debut.
  • Soumya Sarkar (Ban) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[47]

2nd T20I[]

23 July 2021
12:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
166/6 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
143 (19.5 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 73 (57)
Shoriful Islam 3/33 (4 overs)
Shamim Hossain 29 (13)
Wellington Masakadza 3/20 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shamim Hossain (Ban) made his T20I debut.

3rd T20I[]

25 July 2021
12:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
193/5 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
194/5 (19.2 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 54 (36)
Soumya Sarkar 2/19 (3 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 68 (49)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/27 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

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