Bangladesh to host Chevrons, West Indies back to back

DHAKA. — Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe and the West Indies for back-to-back series later this year, a senior Bangladesh cricket official said yesterday.

Zimbabwe were originally scheduled to visit in January 2019 but the cricket board brought forward the tour to October avoid any potential clash with national elections.

Bangladesh announced on Wednesday that the West Indies would arrive on November 15 for their first full tour to the country since 2012.

“Apart from the West Indies, we’ve also confirmed the Zimbabwe series in October,” said BCB chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury.

“They (Zimbabwe) will play two Tests and three ODIs. It means we will now play backto-back series this year.”

The West Indies series will include two Tests, three one-day internationals and three twenty20 internationals between November and December.

The Zimbabwe tour dates have not yet been announced.

Fixtures for West Indies tour of Bangladesh

November 15: West Indies arrive November 18-19: Two-day match v TBA in Chittagong November 22-26: First Test in Chittagong November 30-December 4: Second Test in Dhaka December 6: One-day match v TBA in Dhaka December 9: First one-day international in Dhaka December 11: Second ODI in Dhaka December 14: Third ODI in Sylhet December 17: First Twenty20 international in Sylhet December 20: Second T20 in Dhaka December 22: Third T20 in Dhaka. — AFP