The Bangladesh cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 4 to 21 August 2011. The tour consisted of one Test match and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) played against the Zimbabwean national team and one first-class match played against a Zimbabwean representative team.[1] The Test match was Zimbabwe's first since India toured Zimbabwe in 2005. Zimbabwe won the Test match by 130 runs and also won the one-day series 3–2.
| Bangladesh cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2011 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 4 August – 21 August 2011 | ||
| Captains | Brendan Taylor | Shakib Al Hasan | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Zimbabwe won the one-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Brendan Taylor (176) | Mohammad Ashraful (112) | |
| Most wickets |
Kyle Jarvis (5) Chris Mpofu (5) Brian Vitori (5) |
Rubel Hossain (3) Shakib Al Hasan (3) | |
| Player of the series |
 Brendan Taylor | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Zimbabwe won the five-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Vusi Sibanda (242) | Shakib Al Hasan (216) | |
| Most wickets | Brian Vitori (11) | Rubel Hossain (11) | |
| Player of the series |
Brian Vitori | ||
Squads
editBangladesh announced its squad for the Test match and ODI series on 15 July 2011.[2] Zimbabwe announced its squad for the Test match and ODI series on 1 August 2011:[3]
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Tour matches
editZimbabwe XI vs Bangladeshis (3-day match)
editTest series
editOnly Test
edit4–8 August 2011
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244 (57.3 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 43 (44 balls) and Abdur Razzak 43 (17 balls) Kyle Jarvis 4/61 (16.3 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Tino Mawoyo and Brian Vitori (all Zimbabwe) made their Test debuts.
This was Zimbabwe's first Test win since February 2004, when they defeated Bangladesh.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit 12 August
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
- Brian Vitori (Zimbabwe) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
edit 14 August
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
- Nasir Hossain (Bangladesh) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
edit 16 August
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
- Shuvagoto Hom (Bangladesh) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
edit5th ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2011". CricSchedule.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Uncapped Nasir, Shuvagoto in squad for Zimbabwe – ESPNCricinfo. Published 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Taylor to lead Zimbabwe in comeback Test – ESPNCricinfo. Written by Liam Brickhill. Published 1 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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