The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Bangladesh in October 2018 to play two Tests and three One Day International (ODI) matches. Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0. Bangladesh's regular Test captain, Shakib Al Hasan, was unavailable due to injury and Mahmudullah captained the squad.
Originally the tour was scheduled to take place in January and February 2019. However, in May 2018, it was announced that the series could be moved to October 2018, because of security concerns around the Bangladeshi general election, scheduled to take place at the same time. In July 2018, both the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the tour would be brought forward to October 2018. The fixtures were confirmed later in July 2018, with the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium scheduled to host its first Test match. During the first Test, it became Bangladesh's eighth Test venue.
Zimbabwe won the first Test by 151 runs. It was only their third away win in Tests and their first away win since 2001. Zimbabwe's last win in a Test match was five years earlier, against Pakistan in Harare. Bangladesh won the second Test by 218 runs, therefore drawing the series 1–1.
Squads TestsODIs Mahmudullah (c) Khaled Ahmed Litton Das Ariful Haque Mominul Haque Mehedi Hasan Nazmul Islam Shafiul Islam Taijul Islam Abu Jayed Imrul Kayes Mohammad Mithun Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mustafizur Rahman Najmul Hossain Shanto Hamilton Masakadza (c) Ryan Burl Regis Chakabva Brian Chari Tendai Chatara Craig Ervine Kyle Jarvis Wellington Masakadza Peter Moor Brandon Mavuta Christopher Mpofu Richard Ngarava John Nyumbu Sikandar Raza Brendan Taylor (wk) Donald Tiripano Sean Williams Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Litton Das Ariful Haque Abu Hider Rubel Hossain Nazmul Islam Imrul Kayes Fazle Mahmud Mahmudullah Mehedi Hasan Mohammad Mithun Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Saifuddin Soumya Sarkar Najmul Hossain Shanto Hamilton Masakadza (c) Tendai Chatara Elton Chigumbura Craig Ervine Kyle Jarvis Wellington Masakadza Solomon Mire Peter Moor Brandon Mavuta Tarisai Musakanda Richard Ngarava John Nyumbu Sikandar Raza Brendan Taylor (wk) Donald Tiripano Sean Williams Cephas Zhuwao
After the initial squads were announced, Sikandar Raza was added to Zimbabwe's side for both the Test and ODI matches. Soumya Sarkar was added to Bangladesh's squad for the third ODI. Richard Ngarava was ruled out of Zimbabwe's squad for the two Tests, with Christopher Mpofu replacing him.
Tour matches 50 over match: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Zimbabwe
Three-day match: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Zimbabwe
ODI series 1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
Test series 1st Test
2nd Test
Notes
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo