The Bangladesh national men’s cricket team will travel to Zimbabwe this month to take part in a 3-match T20I series followed by a 3-match ODI series against the hosts. The star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not travel with the Bangladesh white-ball teams to take part in the series as the BCB granted him leave for the Zimbabwe tour. Apart from him, all other major members of the national team setup are likely to take part in both the limited-overs contests. Take a look at the full fixtures of the tour as well as head-to-head records between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Series 2022: Full Fixtures
Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe in 2022 will kick off with the Twenty20 International series on July 30. After that, Bangladesh will play a bilateral ODI series from August 5 to August 10. All the scheduled matches will take place at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
ZIM vs BAN T20I Series 2022 Fixtures
First T20I: July 30
Second T20I: August 1
Third T20I: August 2
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ZIM vs BAN ODI Series 2022 Fixtures
First ODI: August 5
Second ODI: August 7
Third ODI: August 10
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe H2H: ODI and T20I Records
Bangladesh have a stellar recent record against Zimbabwe across all formats. They haven’t lost an ODI against Zimbabwe since 2014. Team Tigers has remained unbeaten against the Zimbabwe ODI side in the last 19 matches. Overall, Bangladesh have won twelve bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe, while the Zimbabwean T20I side has won six of them.
Bangladesh also have a strong record against Zimbabwe in the T20 format, leading the head-to-head battle with 11 wins. Team Tigers has only lost one T20I against Zimbabwe in the last seven meetings. Six bilateral T20I series have been played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe thus far. Bangladesh won three of them, and the other three ended in draws. Let’s have a look at some notable ODI and T20I records between these two teams.
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Notable Head-to-Head ODI Records: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
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Bangladesh |
Zimbabwe |
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Matches Played (78) |
50 wins |
28 wins |
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Most Runs |
Tamim Iqbal (1816) |
Brendon Taylor (1508) |
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Highest Score |
Litton Das (176) |
CK Coventry (194*) |
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Most Hundreds |
Tamim Iqbal (4) |
Brendon Taylor (2) |
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Most Wickets |
Shakib Al Hasan (82) |
Raymond Price (35) |
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Best Bowling Figures |
Abdur Razzak (5/29) |
Bryan Strang (6/20) |
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Most Matches |
Mushfiqur Rahim (48) |
Brendon Taylor (56) |
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
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Notable Head-to-Head T20I Records: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
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Bangladesh |
Zimbabwe |
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Matches Played (16) |
11 wins |
5 wins |
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Most Runs |
Soumya Sarkar (298) |
Hamilton Masakadza (377) |
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Highest Score |
Soumya Sarkar (68) |
Hamilton Masakadza (93) |
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Most Fifties |
Soumya Sarkar (3) |
Hamilton Masakadza (3) |
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Most Wickets |
Mustafizur Rahman (18) |
AG Cremer (11) |
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Best Bowling Figures |
Shakib Al Hasan (4/21) |
Neville Madziva (4/34) |
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Most Matches |
Mahmudullah Riyad (15) |
Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams (12) |
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
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Bottom Line
The current Zimbabwe team is not a competitive one that can pose some threat to the visiting Bangladesh team. As a result, the team Tigers will begin as favorites to win both the ODI and T20 formats in the Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022. Tamim Iqbal can set a new record of winning the most consecutive ODI series as a captain if his team wins the fifty-overs format series. On the other hand, the Mahmudullah-led T20I team will get another chance to prepare themselves ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022. Bangladesh players, who have lacked confidence and are out of form on the international stage, should take the tour seriously.