The Bangladesh cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 4 to 21 August 2011. The tour consisted of one Test match and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) played against the Zimbabwean national team and one first-class match played against a Zimbabwean representative team.[1] The Test match was Zimbabwe's first since India toured Zimbabwe in 2005. Zimbabwe won the Test match by 130 runs and also won the one-day series 3–2.

Squads

Bangladesh announced its squad for the Test match and ODI series on 15 July 2011.[2] Zimbabwe announced its squad for the Test match and ODI series on 1 August 2011:[3]

 Zimbabwe (Test and ODI)  Bangladesh (Test and ODI)

Tour matches

Zimbabwe XI vs Bangladeshis (3-day match)

30, 31 July, 1 August 2011
Scorecard
v
188 (60.1 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 64 (143)
Njabulo Ncube 3/40 (12.1 overs)
113 (45 overs)
Craig Ervine 21 (76)
Robiul Islam 3/33 (12 overs)
147 (47.5 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 40 (82)
Prosper Utseya 3/25 (5.5 overs)
225/6 (63.4 overs)
Forster Mutizwa 87* (125)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/41 (13 overs)
Zimbabwe XI won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Zimbabwe Owen Chirombe & Zimbabwe Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Forster Mutizwa (Zimbabwe XI)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

Only Test

4–8 August 2011
Scorecard
v
370 (131 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 104 (244 balls)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/62 (26 overs)
287 (96.2 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 73 (158 balls)
Brian Vitori 4/66 (24 overs)
291/5d (92 overs)
Brendan Taylor 105* (267 balls)
Shafiul Islam 1/29 (11 overs)
244 (57.3 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 43 (44 balls) and Abdur Razzak 43 (17 balls)
Kyle Jarvis 4/61 (16.3 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 130 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena & Australia Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor

ODI series

1st ODI

12 August
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
184 (48.4 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
186/6 (41.2 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 59 (91 balls)
Brian Vitori 5/30 (10 overs)
Vusi Sibanda 96 (102 balls)
Rubel Hossain 4/27 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena and Zimbabwe Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Zimbabwe Brian Vitori
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
  • Brian Vitori (Zimbabwe) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

14 August
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
188 (47.3 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
191/3 (44.1 overs)
Nasir Hossain 63 (92 balls)
Brian Vitori 5/20 (9.3 overs)
Vusi Sibanda 67 (96 balls)
Mohammad Ashraful 1/26 (6.1 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena and Zimbabwe Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Zimbabwe Brian Vitori
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
  • Nasir Hossain (Bangladesh) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

16 August
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
250/7 (50 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
245 (49.2 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 83 (103 balls)
Rubel Hossain 2/41 (10 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 101 (100 balls)
Prosper Utseya 3/47 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena and Zimbabwe Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
  • Shuvagoto Hom (Bangladesh) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

19 August
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
199 (48.2 ov)
v
 Bangladesh
203/4 (36.4 ov)
Brendan Taylor 106 (137 balls)
Rubel Hossain 4/31 (9 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 61 (53 balls)
Kyle Jarvis 1/44 (6 overs)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Zimbabwe Owen Chirombe and Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Bangladesh Rubel Hossain
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field

5th ODI

21 August
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
253/6 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
160 (38.2 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 79 (71 balls)
Ray Price 3/51 (10n overs)
Malcolm Waller 51 (70 balls)
Mahmudullah 3/13 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 93 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Zimbabwe Owen Chirombe and Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2011". CricSchedule.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ^ Uncapped Nasir, Shuvagoto in squad for ZimbabweESPNCricinfo. Published 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. ^ Taylor to lead Zimbabwe in comeback TestESPNCricinfo. Written by Liam Brickhill. Published 1 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.


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