Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in the 2014/15 season

The Zimbabwean cricket team's tour to Bangladesh in the 2014/15 season took place from October 26th to December 1st, 2014. The international cricket tour was part of the 2014/15 international cricket season and included three test matches and five ODIs . Bangladesh won all tests and ODIs.

prehistory

classification

The tour was the first between the two teams that was scheduled according to the new Future Tour Program, which provides a total of six tours between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh by 2022. It was also the first tour for both teams after a long period in which three tests were held. Bangladesh last did this in 2007 , and Zimbabwe in the 2001/2002 season . It was the first tour of the season for both teams. Bangladesh last played in the West Indies while Zimbabwe welcomed the team from South Africa at home . The last tour of the two teams against each other took place in the 2013 season in Zimbabwe .

Decision Review System

Bangladesh used the Decision Review System for the first time in the test series .

Stages

Chittagong Dhaka Khulna

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on September 8, 2014.

city	Stadion	capacity	Games
Chittagong	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	22,000	3rd test; 1st & 2nd ODI
Dhaka	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium	26,000	1st test; 3rd - 5th ODI
Khulna	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium	15,000	2nd test

Squad lists

Zimbabwe named its roster on October 16, 2014. Bangladesh named its test roster on October 19, and its ODI roster on November 15, 2014.

test		ODI
Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe
Mushfiqur Rahim ( K & wk ) Tamim Iqbal Shakib Al Hasan Shamsur Rahman Mominul Haque Rubles Hossain Shuvagata Hom Mahmudullah Riyadh Shafiul Islam Jubair Hossain Shahadat Hossain Marshall Ayub Al-Amin Hossain Taijul Islam Anamul Haque Imrul Kayes	Brendan Taylor ( K & wk ) Regis Chakabva Brian Chari Tendai Chatara Elton Chigumbura Craig Ervine Tafadzwa Kamungozi Hamilton Masakadza Shingi Masakadza Wellington Masakadza Natsai M'shangwe Richmond Mutumbami John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Sikandar Raza Vusi Sibanda Malcolm Waller	Mashrafe Mortaza ( K ) Shakib Al Hasan (vK) Anamul Haque Mominul Haque Al-Amin Hossain Rubles Hossain Jubair Hossain Tamim Iqbal Imrul Kayes Mushfiqur Rahim ( wk ) Sabbir Rahman Arafat Sunny Mahmudullah Riyadh	Elton Chigumbura ( K ) Brendan Taylor ( wk ) Regis Chakabva Sikandar Raza Tendai Chatara Craig Ervine Tafadzwa Kamungozi Hamilton Masakadza Natsai M'shangwe Richmond Mutumbami John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Vusi Sibanda Malcolm Waller Neville Madziva Timycen Maruma Solomon Mire Peter Moore Tawanda Mupariwa Brian Vitori

Tour matches

October 20-22 Scorecard	Dhaka	Zimbabweans 241 (76.2) & 201-5d (50)	-	BCB XI 297 (102.5)
		draw

November 19th scorecard	Chittagong	BCB XI 281 (50)	-	Zimbabweans 194 (45.3)
		BCB XI win with 88 runs

Testing

First test in Dhaka

October 25-29 Scorecard	Dhaka	Zimbabwe 240 (75.5) & 114 (35.5)	-	Bangladesh 254 (98) & 101-7 (33.3)
		Bangladesh wins with 3 wickets

Second test in Khulna

November 3rd - 7th scorecard	Khulna	Bangladesh 433 (158.5) & 248-9d (83.5)	-	Zimbabwe 368 (135.1) & 151 (51.1)
		Bangladesh wins with 162 runs

Third test in Chittagong

November 12-16 Scorecard	Chittagong	Bangladesh 503 (153.4) & 319-5d (78)	-	Zimbabwe 374 (106) & 262 (85)
		Bangladesh wins with 186 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Chittagong

November 21 scorecard	Chittagong	Bangladesh 281 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 194 (42.1)
		Bangladesh wins with 87 runs

Second ODI in Chittagong

November 23 scorecard	Chittagong	Bangladesh 251-7 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 183 (44.5)
		Bangladesh wins with 68 runs

Third ODI in Dhaka

November 26th scorecard	Dhaka	Bangladesh 297-6 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 173 (39.5)
		Bangladesh wins with 124 runs

Fourth ODI in Dhaka

November 28 scorecard	Dhaka	Bangladesh 256-8 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 235-8 (50)
		Bangladesh wins with 21 runs

Zimbabwe was fined for playing too slowly.

Fifth ODI in Dhaka

December 1st scorecard	Dhaka	Zimbabwe 128 (30)	-	Bangladesh 130-5 (24.3)
		Bangladesh wins with 5 wickets

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Hamilton Masakadza	Zimbabwe	3	6th	356	59.33	158	1	2
Mominul Haque	Bangladesh	3	6th	321	64.20	131 *	1	2
Regis Chakabva	Zimbabwe	3	6th	317	63.40	101	1	2
Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	3	6th	308	51.33	109	2	1
Mohammad Mahmudullah	Bangladesh	3	6th	264	44.00	71	0	3
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	3	129.5	18th	18.27	6/59	3	1
Taijul Islam	Bangladesh	3	129.1	17th	21.70	8/39	1	0
Tinashe Panyangara	Zimbabwe	3	104.4	14th	20.28	5/59	1	0
Jubair Hossain	Bangladesh	3	84	11	29.27	5/96	1	0
Natsai M'shangwe	Zimbabwe	2	131.4	7th	62.14	4/82	0	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	5	5	213	42.60	77	0	2
Anamul Haque	Bangladesh	5	5	200	40.00	95	0	2
Mohammad Mahmudullah	Bangladesh	5	5	179	89.50	82 *	0	2
Brendan Taylor	Zimbabwe	5	5	162	32.40	63	0	2
Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	5	5	147	29.40	76	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	5	42	11	12.36	4/41	0	0
Arafat Sunny	Bangladesh	3	27.5	10	7.80	4/27	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza	Bangladesh	5	36	9	16.44	3/34	0	0
Tinashe Panyangara	Zimbabwe	4th	40	9	24.44	3/66	0	0
Tafadzwa Kamungozi	Zimbabwe	5	42	6th	29.16	2/36	0	0
Tendai Chatara	Zimbabwe	4th	40	6th	31.50	3/44	0	0

Player of the Series

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	Shakib Al Hasan
ODI	Mushfiqur Rahim

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1st test	Taijul Islam
2nd test	Shakib Al Hasan
3rd test	Mominul Haque
1. ODI	Shakib Al Hasan
2. ODI	Mashrafe Mortaza
3. ODI	Anamul Haque
4. ODI	Mohammad Mahmudullah
5. ODI	Taijul Islam

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mohammad Isam: New FTP eases Bangladesh concerns ( English ) Cricinfo. July 8, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
2. ↑ Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe in October ( English ) Cricinfo. July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
3. ↑ Mohammad Isam: BCB employs DRS for Zimbabwe Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. October 19, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
4. ↑ Mohammad Isam: Khulna to host second Zimbabwe Test ( English ) Cricinfo. September 8, 2014. Accessed December 20, 2015.
5. ↑ Mohammad Isam: Zimbabwe bring back Panyangara, Ervine for Bangladesh tour ( English ) Cricinfo. October 16, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
6. ↑ Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh pick Jubair Hossain for first test ( English ) Cricinfo. October 19, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
7. ↑ Nasir out, Jubair picked in ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
8. ↑ Zimbabwe fined for slow over rate ( English ) Cricinfo. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
9. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
10. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
11. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2014/15 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
12. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2014/15 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo