When Bangladesh will play the longer version cricket after 14 months hiatus, the Zimbabwe will return to Test fold after six years self-exile. In order to mark their Test return, the hosts had gone through a lot of practice while Bangladesh's practice session was halted due to persistent rain. When Zimbabwe played several three-dayer and four-dayer matches against South Africa A team, Bangladesh had to be contented playing a couple of two-dayer matches against GP-BCB National Cricket Academy.
Bangladesh requested Zimbabwe to arrange extra practice matches for them since they had not been playing longer version cricket for a quite long time. Zimbabwe however refused the plea. Therefore Bangladesh would have to be satisfied with a lone practice match against Zimbabwe XI leading up to the solitary Test.
However the lone three-dayer practice match will start from July 30 while the first Test will begin from August 4. Both the matches will be held at Harare. Bangladesh will play the first three ODIs at Harare also on August 12, 14 and 16.
The next two ODIs will be held at Bulawayo on August 19 and 21. Bangladesh will get back to the country on August 22.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh national team cricketers have donated Taka 30,000 to grounds men of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan handed over the money to grounds men for their hard work to maintain the ground to an international standard
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced 15-member squad for GP-BCB National Cricket Academy which will tour South Africa in the next month.
They will play three one-dayer, two four-dayer and as many Twenty20 matches during their three-week long tour against South Africa Cricket Academy team. The team will leave for the country on August 2.
Mahamudul Hasan (Captain), Alauddin Babu (Vice Captain), Soumya Sarkar, Anamul Haque (WK), Mominul Haque Sourav, Sabbir Rahman, Sanzamul Islam, Muktar Ali, Kazi Kamrul Islam, Myshukur Rahman, Md. Tasamul Huq, Asif Ahmed, Shaker Ahmed, Gazi Sohag, Al-Amin Hossain
Standby: Tanvir Haider Khan, Md. Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Md. Abdul Majid, Quazi Nurul Sohan, Kamrul Islam Rabbi.
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