Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025
| Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 20 April – 2 May 2025 | ||
| Captains | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Craig Ervine | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs |
Mominul Haque (136) Shadman Islam (136) | Sean Williams (142) | |
| Most wickets | Mehidy Hasan Miraz (15) | Blessing Muzarabani (10) | |
| Player of the series | Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Ban) | ||
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Bangladesh in April and May 2025 to play the Bangladesh cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of two Test matches.[3] In March 2025, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season.[4][5]
Originally, the tour was scheduled as a three ODIs and three T20Is under the Future Tours Programme (FTP).[6] Later it was rescheduled to two Tests only.[7]
Squads
| Bangladesh[8] | Zimbabwe[9] |
|---|---|
On 23 April, Bangladesh added Anamul Haque and Tanvir Islam into the squad for the second Test, replacing Zakir Hasan and Nahid Rana.[10]
Test series
1st Test
20–23 April 2025
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Blessing Muzarabani took his 50th wicket in Tests, becoming the joint-fastest Zimbabwe bowler to reach there (in 11 matches).[11]
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Ban) took his 200th wicket in Tests.[12] He also took the most ten-wicket hauls (3) in Tests for Bangladesh going past Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam.[13]
2nd Test
28–30 April 2025
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Ban) and Vincent Masekesa (Zim) both made their Test debuts.
- Vincent Masekesa (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[14]
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz became the third Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve the double of scoring a century and taking a five-wicket haul in a test match.[15] He also became the second cricketer after Ian Botham to achieve this feat on the same day of a test match.[16]
- David Boon officiated in his last match as a match referee.[17]
Notes
References
- ^ "Zimbabwe set for Bangladesh Test tour after five years". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to tour Bangladesh in April for two-match Test series". BDCricTime. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh set to host Zimbabwe for two-game Test series in April". India TV. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh announce schedule for Test series against Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for two Tests in April". Cricbuzz. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh set to host Zimbabwe for two-Test series". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Sylhet and Chattogram to host two-Test series against Zimbabwe". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Tanzim gets maiden call-up for first Test against Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for Bangladesh Test series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Anamul Haque in, Nahid Rana out of Bangladesh Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe quick equals national record for fastest to 50 Test wickets". Wisden. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Miraz third Bangladesh bowler to reach 200-wicket milestone in Tests". BSS News. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh all-rounder breaks Shakib's national record with heroic 10-for in defeat". Wisden. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "3 bowlers to take a 5-wicket haul on Test debut for Zimbabwe ft. Vincent Masekesa". Cricket Times. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Mehidy joins exclusive group as Bangladesh clinch easy Test triumph". www.icc-cricket.com. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (1 May 2025). "২০২৫ সালের মিরাজে যেভাবে ফিরল ১৯৮৪". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "David Boon calls time on 14-year career as match referee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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