Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16

The Zimbabwean cricket team toured Bangladesh in November 2015.[1] In January 2016 the BCB confirmed a further four T20I matches to be played later the same month in Bangladesh as preparation for the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20.[2][3]

Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in November 2015
 
  Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Dates 5 November 2015 – 15
Captains Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura
One Day International series
Results Bangladesh won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Mushfiqur Rahim (156) Elton Chigumbura (133)
Most wickets Mustafizur Rahman (8) Tinashe Panyangara (5)
Player of the series Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban)
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Tamim Iqbal (52) Malcolm Waller (108)
Most wickets Al-Amin Hossain (5) Graeme Cremer (5)
Player of the series Malcolm Waller (Zim)

November 2015

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The November fixtures consisted of three One Day Internationals (ODIs), two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a tour match.[4]

Originally, the tour was scheduled to comprise three Test matches, five ODIs and three T20Is, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) reduced it to two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. This was because of Bangladesh's preparation for the Asia Cup tournament.[5] The Tests were moved from their originally scheduled dates in January 2015 and were brought forward to November 2015.[6] Zimbabwe were going to play the two Tests in Bangladesh, before returning in January 2016 to complete the limited-overs fixtures.[6]

However, on 16 October 2015, the BCB announced that the Tests would be substituted for limited-overs matches. These would consist of four to five matches and be completed by 22 November, when the Bangladesh Premier League starts.[1] The dates for the tour were confirmed by the BCB on 21 October 2015.[4]

Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0 and the T20I series was drawn 1–1.

November squads

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ODIs T20Is
  Bangladesh[7]   Zimbabwe[8]   Bangladesh[9]   Zimbabwe[8]

Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar was ruled out of the ODI series because of an injury. He was replaced by Imrul Kayes.[10]

November tour match

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Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v Zimbabweans

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5 November
Scorecard
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI  
277/8 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabweans
281/3 (46.4 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 81* (84)
Luke Jongwe 3/20 (5 overs)
Craig Ervine 95 (99)
Sunzamul Islam 2/70 (10 overs)
Zimbabweans won by 7 wickets
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
  • Zimbabweans won the toss and elected to field.
  • 16 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).

November ODI series

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1st ODI

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7 November
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
273/9 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
128 (36.1 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 107 (109)
Sikandar Raza 2/47 (7 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 41 (51)
Shakib Al Hasan 5/47 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 145 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

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9 November
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
241/9 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
183 (43.2 overs)
Imrul Kayes 76 (89)
Tinashe Panyangara 3/41 (10 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 47 (77)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/33 (8 overs)
Bangladesh won by 58 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Enamul Haque (Ban)
Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

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11 November
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
276/9 (50 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
215 (43.3 overs)
Imrul Kayes 73 (95)
Luke Jongwe 2/50 (9 overs)
Sean Williams 64 (84)
Mustafizur Rahman 5/34 (8 overs)
Bangladesh won by 61 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

November T20I series

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1st T20I

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13 November
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
131 (19.3 overs)
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  Bangladesh
136/6 (17.4 overs)
Malcolm Waller 68 (31)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/16 (3.3 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 31 (28)
Graeme Cremer 3/29 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Enamul Haque (Ban)
Player of the match: Malcolm Waller (Zim)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jubair Hossain (Ban) made his T20I debut.
  • Malcolm Waller (Zim) scored the fastest T20I fifty (20 balls) by a Zimbabwean cricketer.[11]

2nd T20I

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15 November
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
135/9 (20 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
136/7 (19.5 overs)
Anamul Haque 47 (51)
Tinashe Panyangara 3/30 (4 overs)
Malcolm Waller 40 (27)
Al-Amin Hossain 3/20 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Neville Madziva (Zim)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

January 2016

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Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in January 2016
     
  Bangladesh Zimbabwe
Dates 15 January 2016 – 22 January 2016
Captains Mashrafe Mortaza Elton Chigumbura (1st & 4th T20Is)
Hamilton Masakadza (2nd & 3rd T20Is)
Twenty20 International series
Results 4-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs Sabbir Rahman (140) Hamilton Masakadza (222)
Most wickets Shakib Al Hasan (5) Graeme Cremer (6)
Player of the series Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)

In January 2016 four more T20I matches were announced by the BCB, all to be played at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna.[2] The series was drawn 2–2. The series was named the Walton T20 Cricket Series.[12] Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza set a world record for the most runs scored in a T20I bilateral series, with a total of 222 across the four games.[13] Following the conclusion of the series, Elton Chigumbura stepped down as captain of the Zimbabwe team.[14]

January 2016 squads

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  Bangladesh[15]   Zimbabwe[16]

Following the conclusion of the 2nd T20I, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Shahid and Muktar Ali were added to Bangladesh's squad.[17] Mushfiqur Rahim was ruled out of the series after getting a hamstring injury during the first T20I and was replaced by Taskin Ahmed.[17]

January T20I series

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1st T20I

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15 January
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
163/7 (20 overs)
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  Bangladesh
166/6 (18.4 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 79 (53)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/18 (4 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 46 (36)
Graeme Cremer 2/32 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)

2nd T20I

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17 January
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
167/3 (20 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
125/8 (20 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 43* (30)
Graeme Cremer 1/29 (4 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 30 (28)
Sabbir Rahman 3/11 (2.1 overs)
Bangladesh won by 42 runs
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Sabbir Rahman (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

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20 January
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
187/6 (20 overs)
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  Bangladesh
156/6 (20 overs)
Malcolm Waller 49 (23)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/32 (4 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 50 (46)
Graeme Cremer 3/18 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 31 runs
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Enamul Haque (Ban)
Player of the match: Malcolm Waller (Zim)

4th T20I

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22 January
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
180/4 (20 overs)
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  Bangladesh
162 (19 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 93* (58)
Taskin Ahmed 1/32 (3.5 overs)
Mahmudullah 54 (41)
Tendai Chisoro 3/17 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 18 runs
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hamilton Masakadza's score of 93 not out is the highest score for a Zimbabwean player in a T20I match.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "BCB to substitute limited-overs games for Zimbabwe Tests". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for four T20Is". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Old foes seek to fine-tune ahead of World T20". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "BCB confirm Zimbabwe's November visit". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ "BCB wants to cut a Test from Zimbabwe series". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe Tests in November". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Uncapped Rabbi picked for Zimbabwe ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Cremer, Chakabva return for Bangladesh series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Kamrul Islam Rabbi picked in Bangladesh T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Sarkar out of Zimbabwe ODIs, T20s with side strain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Waller shows the way by freeing himself up". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  12. ^ "WALTON T20 CRICKET SERIES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Masakadza, Madziva help Zimbabwe level series". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Chigumbura steps down as Zimbabwe captain". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Hider, Hom, Nurul named in T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Sibanda, Vitori return for Bangladesh T20s". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Taskin replaces injured Mushfiqur for remaining T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Masakadza happy with near perfect knock". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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