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England tour of Bangladesh: England team will go to Bangladesh after six years, will play bilateral T20 series for the first time

Sudev Haldar
1 year ago

The T20 champions England team will tour Bangladesh in March next year. For the first time a bilateral T20 series will be played between the two countries. The England team will also play the ODI series during this period. She will be visiting Bangladesh for the first time since October 2016. England then won the three ODI series 2–1. At the same time, the series of two Test matches was equal to 1-1.

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Both the teams faced each other in the 2021 T20 World Cup

One T20 match has been played between England and Bangladesh so far. Both the teams faced each other in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Then England won by eight wickets. The England team will start the Bangladesh tour with the ODI series. The first match will be played on March 1, 2023. After this, the T20 series will be played from March 9. The England team will also play two practice matches before the ODI series on the tour.

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Talking about the tour, ECB Interim Chief Executive Officer Claire Connor said, “It is exciting that an England team will return to Bangladesh for the first time since 2016. The atmosphere in Dhaka and Chittagong will be fantastic for this much-anticipated tour. Cricket in Bangladesh There is a lot of passion and we look forward to a tough challenge against a team that has an excellent record at home.”

Strong Bangladesh on home ground

Bangladesh team is very strong at their home ground. He has played five T20 series since 2020. During this he won three. Bangladesh has defeated Zimbabwe, Australia and New Zealand. They had lost against Pakistan and the series against Afghanistan was tied 1-1. Talking about the ODI series, they have not lost at home since 2016. Last time he was defeated 2-1 by England. Since then Bangladesh have defeated Zimbabwe (twice), West Indies (twice), Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and India.

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