# Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2006–07

The Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2006–07 played a Twenty20 International match and five One Day International matches. The T20I was the inaugural T20I played by both teams which Bangladesh won by 43 runs and they also whitewashed Zimbabwe in the limited formats by 5–0 margin.

## Squads

| ODI | ODI | T20I | T20I |
| Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe |
| Habibul Bashar (c) Shahriar Nafees Abdur Razzak Aftab Ahmed Farhad Reza Khaled Mashud (wk) Mashrafe Mortaza Mehrab Hossain Jnr Mohammad Ashraful Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mohammad Rafique Shahadat Hossain Shakib Al Hasan Syed Rasel Tapash Baisya Tushar Imran | Prosper Utseya (c) Brendan Taylor (wk) Gary Brent Chamu Chibhabha Elton Chigumbura Graeme Cremer Keith Dabengwa Ryan Higgins Anthony Ireland Blessing Mahwire Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Tino Mawoyo Christopher Mpofu Mluleki Nkala Ed Rainsford Sean Williams | Shahriar Nafees (c) Abdur Razzak Aftab Ahmed Farhad Reza Mashrafe Mortaza Mehrab Hossain Jnr Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mohammad Rafique Nadif Chowdhury Nazmus Sadat Shahadat Hossain Shakib Al Hasan Tapash Baisya | Prosper Utseya (c) Brendan Taylor (wk) Gary Brent Chamu Chibhabha Elton Chigumbura Graeme Cremer Keith Dabengwa Ryan Higgins Anthony Ireland Blessing Mahwire Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Tino Mawoyo Christopher Mpofu Mluleki Nkala Ed Rainsford Sean Williams |

## Venues

| Bogra | Dhaka | Khulna |
| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 15,600 |
| BograDhakaKhulna |||

## Tour match

* 26 November 2006 (scorecard)
| Zimbabweans 221/8 (50 overs) | v | BCB Presidents XI 195 (47.2 overs) |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri 49 (87) Mosharraf Hossain 3/34 (10 overs) | | Nadif Chowdhury 42 (72) Gary Brent 3/32 (9.2 overs) |
* Zimbabweans won by 26 runs Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan Ground, Savar, Bangladesh Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Nadir Shah (Ban).
* Zimbabweans won the toss and elected to bat.

## Only T20I

* 28 November 2006 (Scorecard)
| Bangladesh 166 (19.5 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 123/9 (20 overs) |
| Mashrafe Mortaza 36 (26) Prosper Utseya 3/25 (4 overs) | | Sean Williams 38 (42) Abdur Razzak 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 43 runs Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Nadir Shah (Ban) Player of the match: Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* This was Bangladesh and Zimbabwe's both inaugural T20I match.
* Nazmus Sadat, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Nadif Chowdhury, Farhad Reza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain (Ban), Brendan Taylor, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Elton Chigumbura, Hamilton Masakadza, Sean Williams, Keith Dabengwa, Mluleki Nkala, Gary Brent, Prosper Utseya, Chamu Chibhabha, Anthony Ireland (Zim) all made their T20Is debuts.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 30 November 2006 (Scorecard)
| Zimbabwe 184/9 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 186/1 (45.3 overs) |
| Brendan Taylor 38 (71 balls) Abdur Razzak 4/33 (10 overs) | | Shahriar Nafees 105* (138 balls) Sean Williams 1/26 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 9 wickets Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh Umpires: Suresh Shastri (Ind) and Nadir Shah (Ban) Player of the match: Shahriar Nafees (Ban)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 3 December 2006 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 217/7 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 218/4 (42.4 overs) |
| Sean Williams 61 (70 balls) Mohammad Rafique 2/34 (10 overs) | | Shahriar Nafees 67 (68 balls) Sean Williams 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra, Bangladesh Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) and Enamul Haque (Ban) Player of the match: Sean Williams (Zim)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd ODI

* 5 December (Scorecard)
| Bangladesh 220 (49.2 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 194 (49 overs) |
| Mehrab Hossain jnr 38 (77 balls) Christopher Mpofu 4/42 (9.2 overs) | | Sean Williams 68 (109 balls) Abdur Razzak 5/33 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 26 runs Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Suresh Shastri (Ind) and Enamul Haque (Ban) Player of the match: Abdur Razzak (Ban)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

### 4th ODI

* 8 December (Scorecard)
| Zimbabwe 146 (47.2 overs) | v | Bangladesh 147/2 (32.2 overs) |
| Elton Chigumbura 32 (47 balls) Mashrafe Mortaza 3/14 (6.2 overs) | | Aftab Ahmed 58 (69 balls) Gary Brent 2/25 (8 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) and Nadir Shah (Ban) Player of the match: Aftab Ahmed (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 9 December (Scorecard)
| Zimbabwe 193/8 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 197/7 (49 overs) |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri 75 (114 balls) Mashrafe Mortaza 3/36 (10 overs) | | Mehrab Hossain jnr 45 (98 balls) Gary Brent 4/22 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Suresh Shastri (Ind) and Nadir Shah (Ban) Player of the match: Gary Brent (Zim)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.