England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Tuesday, announced that their men’s team will tour to Bangladesh next year for three ODIs and as many T20🐟Is. The Three Lions will also play two warm-up games ahead of the🌸 ODIs.
The first two ODIs out of the six white-ball games are scheduled to be held onᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ March 1 and 3 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium 🀅(SBNCS) in Dhaka. The last match of the 50-overs leg will take place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on March 6.
The subsequent three-match T20I series will be played on March 9, 12 and 14. The first match of the T20I leg w🌳ill take place in Chattogram while Dhaka will host the next two games. This will be the first-ever T20I bilateral series between the two sides.
“It is exciting that the England Men’s white-ball squad will return to Bangladesh for the first time since 2016. The atmosphere generated in Dhaka and Chattogram for this eagerly-anticipated tour will be fantastic,” Clare Connor, ECB Interim Chief Executive Officer, saiꦯd in his official statement.
“There is a great passion for cricket across Bangladesh, and we expect a tough challenge against a side who have an excellent record in home conditions.”
England recently toured Pakistan where they defeated the hosts by 4-3 in the ODI series and by 3-0 in the three WTC Tests. On the other hand, Bangladesh beat India by 2-1 in the three-match ODI rubber while lost the two-Test series 2-0.
ODI series
- 1st ODI: March 1 – Dhaka
- 2nd ODI: March 3 – Dhaka
- 3rd ODI: March 6 – Chattogram
T20I series
- 1st T20I: March 9 – Chattogram
- 2nd T20I: March 12 – Dhaka
- 3rd T20I: March 14 – Dhaka
