Sports Reporter :
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI will take on the touring Zimbabwe National Cricket team in a warm-up one-day match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah today. The match begins at 9.00 am.
The galleries will be opened to all.
Players of BCB XI and the touring Zimbabwe took part at their respective training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.
After the lone warm-up match, Bangladesh National Cricket team will play against Zimbabwe National Cricket team three ODI matches and two Twenty20 International matches. All the matches will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the first ODI on November 7, will meet Zimbabwe in the second ODI on November 9, will take on Zimbabwe in the third ODI on November 11.
Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International match on November 13, will take on Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 International match on November 15.
BCB announced on Tuesday the BCB XI, which will play against Zimbabwe in the warm-up match. Country’s best pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will lead the squad. Delwar Hossain and Towhidul Islam are the newcomers of the team.
Teams:
BCB XI: Imrul Kayes, Anamul Hoque, Liton Kumar, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shabbir Rahaman, Masrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Mehedi Maruf, Zubaer Hossain, Sanjamul Islam, Delwar Hossain, Shafiul Islam and Towhidul Islam.
Zimbabwe (from): Elton Chigumbura (Captain), Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Chamu Chibhabha, Tendai Chisoro, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Luke Jongwe, Neville Madziva, Wellington Masakadza, Richmond Mutumbami, Taurai Muzarabani, John Nyumbu, Tinashe Panyangara, Malcolm Waller and Sean Williams.
