Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2024

Zimbabwe men's cricket team in Bangladesh in 2024
	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe
Dates	3 – 12 May 2024
Captains	Najmul Hossain Shanto	Sikandar Raza
Twenty20 International series
Results	Bangladesh won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs	Tanzid Hasan (160)	Brian Bennett (135)
Most wickets	Taskin Ahmed (8) Mohammad Saifuddin (8)	Blessing Muzarabani (7)
Player of the series	Taskin Ahmed (Ban)

The Zimbabwe men's cricket team toured Bangladesh in May 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.^[1][2] The tour originally had two Tests as well along with the five T20Is.^[3][4] However, in March 2024, the Test series was postponed to 2025.^[5] The T20I matches formed part of Bangladesh's preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[6] In March 2024, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.^[7] At the end of the series, Zimbabwe cricketer Sean Williams announced his retirement from T20I cricket.^[8]

Squads

Bangladesh[9]	Zimbabwe[10]
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c) Taskin Ahmed Shakib Al Hasan Jaker Ali (wk) Liton Das (wk) Mahedi Hasan Tanzid Hasan Parvez Hossain Emon Afif Hossain Rishad Hossain Tawhid Hridoy Shoriful Islam Tanvir Islam Mahmudullah Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Saifuddin Tanzim Hasan Sakib Soumya Sarkar	Sikandar Raza (c) Faraz Akram Brian Bennett Ryan Burl Johnathan Campbell Craig Ervine Joylord Gumbie (wk) Luke Jongwe Clive Madande (wk) Tadiwanashe Marumani Wellington Masakadza Blessing Muzarabani Ainsley Ndlovu Richard Ngarava Sean Williams

For the last two T20Is, Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar replaced Parvez Hossain Emon, Afif Hossain and Shoriful Islam in Bangladesh's squad.^[11]

T20I series

1st T20I

3 May 2024 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Zimbabwe  124 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 126/2 (15.2 overs)
Clive Madande 43 (39) Taskin Ahmed 3/14 (4 overs)		Tanzid Hasan 67* (47) Luke Jongwe 1/14 (1.2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Taskin Ahmed (Ban)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Tanzid Hasan (Ban) and Joylord Gumbie (Zim) both made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I

5 May 2024 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Zimbabwe  138/7 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 142/4 (18.3 overs)
Johnathan Campbell 45* (24) Taskin Ahmed 2/18 (4 overs)		Tawhid Hridoy 37* (25) Luke Jongwe 2/35 (4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Tawhid Hridoy (Ban)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Johnathan Campbell (Zim) made his T20I debut.

3rd T20I

7 May 2024 15:00 Scorecard

Bangladesh  165/5 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 156/9 (20 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 57 (38) Blessing Muzarabani 3/14 (4 overs)		Faraz Akram 34* (19) Mohammad Saifuddin 3/42 (4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 9 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Tawhid Hridoy (Ban)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

4th T20I

10 May 2024 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Bangladesh  143 (19.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 138 (19.4 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 52 (37) Luke Jongwe 3/20 (3 overs)		Johnathan Campbell 31 (27) Shakib Al Hasan 4/35 (3.4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 5 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Mustafizur Rahman (Ban)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

5th T20I

12 May 2024 10:00 Scorecard

Bangladesh  157/6 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 158/2 (18.3 overs)
Mahmudullah 54 (44) Blessing Muzarabani 2/22 (4 overs)		Sikandar Raza 72* (46) Shakib Al Hasan 1/9 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. "Zimbabwe to tour Bangladesh for five T20Is". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
2. "Bangladesh-Zimbabwe T20I series to begin 3 May, Test series postponed to 2025". The Business Standard. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
3. "BCB set to reschedule Zimbabwe Tests". Cricbuzz. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
4. "Bangladesh men's cricket team's fixtures in 2024". BDcrictime. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
5. "No Tests, only T20Is against Zimbabwe". The Daily Star. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
6. "Bangladesh boost T20WC 2024 preparation with Zimbabwe series". International Cricket Council. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
7. "Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for five T20Is in May ahead of World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Williams retires from T20Is after Bangladesh series". India Today. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
9. "Squad Announced for First Three Matches Against Zimbabwe". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
10. "Uncapped all-rounder in Zimbabwe's squad for Bangladesh tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
11. "Star all-rounder makes T20I return weeks before T20 World Cup following a long hiatus". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo