The Zimbabwean cricket team toured Bangladesh in November 2015. In January 2016, the BCB confirmed a further four T20I matches to be played later the same month in Bangladesh as preparation for the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20.

November 2015 The November fixtures consisted of three One Day Internationals (ODIs), two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a tour match.

Originally, the tour was scheduled to comprise three Test matches, five ODIs and three T20Is, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) reduced it to two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. This was because of Bangladesh's preparation for the Asia Cup tournament. The Tests, originally scheduled in January 2016, were brought forward to November 2015. Zimbabwe were going to play the two Tests in Bangladesh, before returning in January 2016 to complete the limited-overs fixtures.

However, on 16 October 2015, the BCB announced that the Tests would be substituted for limited-overs matches. These would consist of four to five matches and be completed by 22 November, when the Bangladesh Premier League starts. The dates for the tour were confirmed by the BCB on 21 October 2015.

Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0 and the T20I series was drawn 1–1.

November squads ODIsT20Is Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Litton Das Shakib Al Hasan Jubair Hossain Al-Amin Hossain Nasir Hossain Tamim Iqbal Mahmudullah Mushfiqur Rahim Mustafizur Rahman Sabbir Rahman Kamrul Islam Rabbi Soumya Sarkar Arafat Sunny Imrul Kayes Elton Chigumbura (c) Regis Chakabva Chamu Chibhabha Tendai Chisoro Graeme Cremer Craig Ervine Luke Jongwe Neville Madziva Wellington Masakadza Richmond Mutumbami Taurai Muzarabani John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Sikandar Raza Malcolm Waller Sean Williams Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Litton Das Al-Amin Hossain Anamul Haque Jubair Hossain Nasir Hossain Tamim Iqbal Imrul Kayes Mahmudullah Kamrul Islam Rabbi Mustafizur Rahman Sabbir Rahman Mushfiqur Rahim Arafat Sunny Elton Chigumbura (c) Regis Chakabva Chamu Chibhabha Tendai Chisoro Graeme Cremer Craig Ervine Luke Jongwe Neville Madziva Wellington Masakadza Richmond Mutumbami Taurai Muzarabani John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Sikandar Raza Malcolm Waller Sean Williams

Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar was ruled out of the ODI series because of an injury. He was replaced by Imrul Kayes.

November tour match

Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v Zimbabweans

November ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

November T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

January 2016

In January 2016 four more T20I matches were announced by the BCB, all to be played at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna. The series was drawn 2–2. The series was named the Walton T20 Cricket Series. Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza set a world record for the most runs scored in a T20I bilateral series, with a total of 222 across the four games. Following the conclusion of the series, Elton Chigumbura stepped down as captain of the Zimbabwe team.

January 2016 squads Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Tamim Iqbal Nurul Hasan Shakib Al Hasan Abu Hider Shuvagata Hom Al-Amin Hossain Imrul Kayes Mahmudullah Mushfiqur Rahim Mustafizur Rahman Sabbir Rahman Soumya Sarkar Arafat Sunny Mosaddek Hossain Mohammad Shahid Muktar Ali Taskin Ahmed Elton Chigumbura (c) Malcolm Waller Peter Moor Sikandar Raza Graeme Cremer Hamilton Masakadza Wellington Masakadza Richmond Mutumbami Sean Williams Chamu Chibhabha Neville Madziva Luke Jongwe Taurai Muzarabani Tendai Chisoro Vusi Sibanda Brian Vitori

Following the conclusion of the 2nd T20I, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Shahid and Muktar Ali were added to Bangladesh's squad. Mushfiqur Rahim was ruled out of the series after getting a hamstring injury during the first T20I and was replaced by Taskin Ahmed.

January T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

4th T20I

References

External links Series home (Nov 2015) at ESPNCricinfo Series home (Jan 2016) at ESPNCricinfo