The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Bangladesh in February and March 2020 to play one Test match, three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. On 26 January 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the itinerary for the tour. It was the first time that a tour between the two sides featured a one-off Test match. Zimbabwe last toured Bangladesh in October and November 2018, and last won a series in the country during their tour in November 2001. On 9 February, the BCB moved the three ODI matches from Chittagong to the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, to give the venue more exposure and international attention. The one-off Test match was the 100th international match to be played between the two sides.
Zimbabwe Cricket announced the squad for the one-off Test, with Craig Ervine named as the team's captain. Sean Williams, Zimbabwe's regular Test captain, took leave ahead of the match for the birth of his first child. Bangladesh won the one-off Test match by an innings and 106 runs.
Ahead of the tour, the BCB announced that it would be Mashrafe Mortaza's last series as captain of the ODI team. Prior to the third ODI, Mortaza confirmed that he would be stepping down as Bangladesh's ODI captain after the series. Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0, with Mashrafe Mortaza recording his 50th win in an ODI match as captain with victory in the third match. Tamim Iqbal was appointed as the new ODI captain ahead of Bangladesh's next fixture, the one-off match against Pakistan.
In an attempt to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCB restricted ticket sales for the first T20I match to one per person. Bangladesh won the T20I series 2–0, to win all six international fixtures against Zimbabwe in the series. It was the first time that Bangladesh had whitewashed a team in a single series across all three formats of international cricket.
Squads TestODIsT20Is Mominul Haque (c) Taskin Ahmed Yasir Ali Litton Das (wk) Mehedi Hasan Nayeem Hasan Saif Hassan Ebadot Hossain Tamim Iqbal Taijul Islam Abu Jayed Hasan Mahmud Mohammad Mithun Mushfiqur Rahim Mustafizur Rahman Najmul Hossain Shanto Craig Ervine (c) Regis Chakabva (wk) Kevin Kasuza Timycen Maruma Prince Masvaure Christopher Mpofu Brian Mudzinganyama Carl Mumba Tinotenda Mutombodzi Ainsley Ndlovu Victor Nyauchi Sikandar Raza Brendan Taylor Donald Tiripano Charlton Tshuma Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Litton Das Mehedi Hasan Afif Hossain Al-Amin Hossain Tamim Iqbal Shafiul Islam Taijul Islam Mahmudullah Mohammad Mithun Mohammad Naim Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Saifuddin Soumya Sarkar Najmul Hossain Shanto Chamu Chibhabha (c) Regis Chakabva (wk) Craig Ervine Tinashe Kamunhukamwe Wesley Madhevere Timycen Maruma Christopher Mpofu Carl Mumba Tinotenda Mutombodzi Richmond Mutumbami (wk) Ainsley Ndlovu Sikandar Raza Brendan Taylor Donald Tiripano Charlton Tshuma Sean Williams Mahmudullah (c) Nasum Ahmed Litton Das Mahedi Hasan Afif Hossain Al-Amin Hossain Tamim Iqbal Aminul Islam Shafiul Islam Hasan Mahmud Mohammad Naim Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Saifuddin Soumya Sarkar Chamu Chibhabha (c) Craig Ervine Tinashe Kamunhukamwe Wesley Madhevere Timycen Maruma Christopher Mpofu Carl Mumba Tinotenda Mutombodzi Richmond Mutumbami (wk) Ainsley Ndlovu Sikandar Raza Brendan Taylor Donald Tiripano Charlton Tshuma Sean Williams
Soumya Sarkar was added to Bangladesh's squad for the third ODI.
Tour match Two-day match: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Zimbabwe
Only Test
ODI series 1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
T20I series 1st T20I
2nd T20I
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External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo