During the past few years, Bangladesh has emerged as one of the top cricket teams. In international cricket, they have made significant improvements and earned respect from their opponents. We will provide you with the latest Bangladesh cricket team news and updates in this article. They are currently playing a series against England and an upcoming series against Ireland, so let’s take a look at those matches.
Bangladesh vs England ODI Series
The Bangladesh cricket team recently played a three-match One Day International (ODI) series against England. However, the series was held from March 1 to March 6, 2023, in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, England won the first two matches of the series. But, Bangladesh managed to clinch the third and final match to avoid a whitewash.
Match 1-
On Wednesday, March 01, 2023, England began their tour of Bangladesh with a 1st ODI match against the host team. The match takes place at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Even, with a toss that is win by Bangladesh, who chose to bat first. The game started at 11:30 AM and was officiated by umpires Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tanvir Ahmed, with Sharfuddoula as the third umpire. Bangladesh’s squad included Tamim Iqbal as captain, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim as the wicketkeeper, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman. Meanwhile, England’s squad featured Jason Roy, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Jos Buttler as captain and wicketkeeper, Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, and Mark Wood. The match ended with a victory for England, who won by 3 wickets with 8 balls left.
Match 2-
On 3rd March 2023, England and Bangladesh played a day-night 50-over match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur as part of the England tour of Bangladesh. As a result of winning the toss, Bangladesh elected to field first. The hours of play were from 12.00 pm to 7.45 pm, with the first session from 12.00 pm to 3.30 pm and the second session from 4.15 pm to 7.45 pm, with a 45-minute interval in between. The umpires for the match were Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Sharfuddoula, with Javagal Srinath serving as the match referee. Jason Roy was named the Player of the Match as England led the 3-match series 2-0. The final result was a win for England by 132 runs, earning them 10 points, while Bangladesh received 0 points.
Match 3-
On 6 March 2023, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram hosted a day-night 50-over match. However, as part of the England tour of Bangladesh. As for Bangladesh, they won the toss and elected to bat first. Even, the hours of play were from 12:00 to 19:45 local time, with an interval from 15:30 to 16:15. Although, the match referee was Javagal Srinath. And, at the end of the match, Shakib Al Hasan was named Player of the Match. And, Bangladesh emerges as the winner by 50 runs. However, England had already secured victory in the 3-match series, winning 2 out of 3 games. Bangladesh earned 10 points, while England received 0 points in the series.
Bangladesh vs England T20I Series
The Bangladesh cricket team will play a three-match T20 International (T20I) series against England. However, the series will be held from March 9 to March 14, 2023, in Bangladesh. So, the following are the details of the matches Bangladesh vs England:
Match 1 –
Bangladesh vs England, 1st T20I The first T20I match between Bangladesh and England was held on March 9, 2023, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Bangladesh Cricket Stuns World Champion England Cricket Team
Bangladesh cricket team beats England team for the first time in T20s. In the first T20 cricket international, Bangladesh beat England by six wickets.
Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a half-century for Bangladesh before all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan helped the hosts beat England by six wickets.
Match 2 –
Bangladesh vs England, 2nd T20I The second T20I match between Bangladesh and England will be on March 12, 2023, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. However, the match will start at 5:30 PM local time (12:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL).
Match 3 –
Bangladesh vs England, 3rd T20I The third T20I match between Bangladesh and England will be on March 14, 2023, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. So, the match will start at 5:30 PM local time (12:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL).
Bangladesh vs Ireland Series
After the T20I series against England, the Bangladesh cricket team will play a three-match ODI series against Ireland. The schedule of the series is from March 19 to March 24, 2023, in Bangladesh. Here are the details of the matches Bangladesh vs Ireland Series:
Match 1 –
Bangladesh vs Ireland, 1st ODI The first ODI match between Bangladesh and Ireland will take place on March 19, 2023, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Even, the match will start at 1:30 PM local time (08:00 AM GMT).
Match 2 –
Bangladesh vs Ireland, 2nd ODI The second ODI match between Bangladesh and Ireland will be on March 21, 2023, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. However, the match will start at 1:30 PM local time (08:00 AM GMT).
Match 3 –
Bangladesh vs Ireland, 3rd ODI The third ODI match between Bangladesh and Ireland will be on March 24, 2023, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Moreover, the match will start at 1:30 PM local time (08:00 AM GMT).
Conclusion
The Bangladesh cricket team has been performing well in recent times. And managing to compete with some of the best teams in the world. Also, the recent ODI series against England was a good learning experience for the team, and they will be looking to build on their performance in the upcoming T20I series against England and ODI series against Ireland. The fans of Bangladesh cricket will be hoping for some exciting cricketing action from their team in the upcoming matches.
