Bangladesh host Zimbabwe for 5 T20Is as a preparatory assignment before the much-awaited ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The 5 T20I matches are the only matches left for Bangladesh before the marquee tournament and therefore is extremely vital for them.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, failed to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 after they failed to win the World Cup Qualifiers. Uganda and Namibia will be playing in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Notably, Zimbabwe are the only Test-playing side that will not be featuring in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
As for the series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, the first 3 matches will be taking place in Chattogram and then the remaining 2 matches will be taking place at Dhaka.
It will be interesting to watch this highly-competitive series as there always has been a lot of competition between these two nations in cricket. In 20 T20Is, Bangladesh has won 13 games and Zimbabwe has won 7 matches.
Tanzid Hasan, who opens for Bangladesh in ODIs, has been named in the T20I side and he will be a vital cog in the wheels of the home side in this series. Shakib Al Hasan will be missing the initial leg of the series and is expected to come back in the latter few matches.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, who has 31 T20Is caps under his belt, has been named as the captain of the side. On the other hand, experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza has been named as the skipper of Zimbabwe.
In this article, we take a look at the full schedule, squads and venues of the upcoming BAN vs ZIM T20I series:
Full Schedule of BAN vs ZIM T20I Series
1st T20I (3rd May 2024)
5:30 PM (IST)
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
2nd T20I (5th May 2024)
5:30 PM (IST)
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3rd T20I (7th May 2024)
2:30 PM (IST)
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
4th T20I (10th May 2024)
5:30 PM (IST)
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
5th T20I (12th May 2024)
9:30 AM (IST)
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
BAN vs SL Squads
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanvir Islam, Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mohammad Saifuddin, and Soumya Sarkar
Zimbabwe
Sikandar Raza (c), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Johnathan Campbell, Craig Ervine, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Ainsley Ndlovu, Richard Ngarava, Sean Williams
