The Bangladesh women's cricket team played three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) against the Zimbabwe women's cricket team in November 2021.[1] The matches were played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo,[2][3] and were used by both teams for their preparation for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, also in Zimbabwe.[4][5]
| Bangladesh women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021–22 | |||
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| Zimbabwe women | Bangladesh women | ||
| Dates | 10 – 15 November 2021 | ||
| Captains | Mary-Anne Musonda | Nigar Sultana[n 1] | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Modester Mupachikwa (48) | Murshida Khatun (97) | |
| Most wickets | Esther Mbofana (3) | Nahida Akter (11) | |
| Player of the series |
Nahida Akter (Ban) Murshida Khatun (Ban) | ||
Bangladesh won the opening match by eight wickets, after Zimbabwe were bowled out for only 48 runs.[6] Bangladesh won the second match by nine wickets to win the series with one game to play.[7] Bangladesh also won the third and final match, by the margin of seven wickets, to win the series 3–0.[8]
Squads
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 Zimbabwe[9]
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Shamima Sultana and Suraiya Azmin were both named as reserve players in Bangladesh's squad.[11] Zimbabwe's preparations were hindered by injuries to several players, including senior batter Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano who suffered a broken foot during T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in September 2021, and was ruled out of this series.[12]
WODI series
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Christabel Chatonzwa and Francisca Chipare (Zim) both made their WODI debuts.
2nd WODI
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- Zimbabwe Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fariha Trisna (Ban) made her WODI debut.
- Nahida Akter (Ban) took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.[13]
Notes
edit- ^ Fahima Khatun captained Bangladesh for the first and second WODIs.
References
edit- ^ "Bangladesh Women to tour Zimbabwe for ODIs in November". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe-Bangladesh series in Bulawayo to mark the return of spectators". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Fans return as Zimbabwe host Bangladesh for women's ODI series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh to play three ODIs against Zimbabwe ahead of ICC Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Doing well against Zimbabwe will be a turning point for us: Rumana Ahmed". CricBuzz. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "All-round Bangladesh thump Zimbabwe in series opener". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Murshida, Fargana help Bangladesh seal ODI series against Zimbabwe". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Nahida Akter's ODI best help Bangladesh sweep series 3-nil against Zimbabwe". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Women boosted by Mayers return, Chatonzwa fitness". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Nigar Sultana to lead Bangladesh in Women's World Cup qualifiers". CricBuzz. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Media Release: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Injury concerns for Zimbabwe ahead of World Cup qualifier". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "BD Women clean sweep Zimbabwe as preparation for WC Qualifiers". The Business Standard. Retrieved 15 November 2021.