# Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2004–05

The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Bangladesh in January 2005 to play two Test matches and five One Day International matches. Bangladesh won the test series 1–0 with one match drawn. This was the first time Bangladesh had won both a Test match and a Test series. They also hold the ODI series by 3–2 margin.

## Schedule

| Date | Match | Venue |
| January |||
| 6 January 2005 | 1st Test | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong |
| 14 January 2005 | 2nd Test | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
| 20 January 2005 | 1st ODI | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
| 24 January 2005 | 2nd ODI | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong |
| 26 January 2005 | 3rd ODI | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong |
| 29 January 2005 | 4th ODI | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
| 31 January 2005 | 5th ODI | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |

## Squads

| Zimbabwe Test | Bangladesh Test | Zimbabwe ODI | Bangladesh ODI |
| Tatenda Taibu (c + wk) Elton Chigumbura Graeme Cremer Terry Duffin Dion Ebrahim Douglas Hondo Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Chris Mpofu Tawanda Mupariwa Mluleki Nkala Tinashe Panyangara Brendan Taylor Barney Rogers Prosper Utseya Vusi Sibanda | Habibul Bashar (c) Khaled Mashud (wk) Nafees Iqbal Javed Omar Mohammad Ashraful Rajin Saleh Aftab Ahmed Mohammad Rafique Enamul Haque jnr Tapash Baisya Mashrafe Mortaza Talha Jubair Manjural Islam Rana | Tatenda Taibu (c & wk) Elton Chigumbura Dion Ebrahim Douglas Hondo Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Chris Mpofu Tawanda Mupariwa Mluleki Nkala Tinashe Panyangara Brendan Taylor Barney Rogers Prosper Utseya Vusi Sibanda | Habibul Bashar (c) Khaled Mashud (wk) Nafees Iqbal Mohammad Ashraful Rajin Saleh Aftab Ahmed Enamul Haque jnr Tapash Baisya Mashrafe Mortaza Manjural Islam Rana Alok Kapali Khaled Mahmud Abdur Razzak Nazmul Hossain |

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 6 January 2005 Scorecard
* Bangladesh won by 226 runs. MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Tyron Wijewardene (SL) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Enamul Haque jnr (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Barney Rogers, Graeme Cremer and Christopher Mpofu (Zim) all made their test debut.
* This win was Bangladesh's first ever test victory.

### 2nd Test

* 14 January 2005 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gamini Silva (SL) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Player of the match: Tatenda Taibu (Zim)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Due to the result of this match Bangladesh won their first ever test series.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 20 January 2005 scorecard
| Bangladesh 229 (48.1 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 251/8 (50 overs) |
| Mohammad Ashraful 42 (75) Douglas Hondo 3/36 (10 overs) | | Brendan Taylor 58 (74) Nazmul Hossain 2/35 (7 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 22 runs Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin (Ban) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Player of the match: Douglas Hondo (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 24 January 2005 scorecard
| Bangladesh 206 (47.1 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 237/5 (50 overs) |
| Nafees Iqbal 58 (81) Christopher Mpofu 2/19 (5.1 overs) | | Barney Rogers 66 (85) Enamul Haque jnr 2/37 (10 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 31 runs MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Mahbubur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Barney Rogers (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat

### 3rd ODI

* 26 January 2005 scorecard
| Bangladesh 244/9 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 204 (47.5 overs) |
| Aftab Ahmed 38 (55) Brendan Taylor 2/23 (5 overs) | | Barney Rogers 51 (81) Manjurul Islam 4/34 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 40 runs MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Mahbubur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Manjurul Islam (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
* Enamul Haque jnr made his ODI debut

### 4th ODI

* 29 January 2005 scorecard
| Bangladesh 247/9 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 189 (47.2 overs) |
| Nafees Iqbal 56 (76) Brendan Taylor 3/54 (7 overs) | | Stuart Matsikenyeri 50 (69) Manjurul Islam 4/36 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 58 runs Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin (Ban) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Manjurul Islam (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

### 5th ODI

* 31 January 2005 scorecard
| Bangladesh 202/2 (33overs) | v | Zimbabwe 198 (49 overs) |
| Aftab Ahmed 81 (87) Tinashe Panyangara 1/49 (8 overs) | | Barney Rogers 84 (120) Mohammad Rafique 2/34 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 8 wickets Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahbubur Rahman (Ban) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Player of the match: Aftab Ahmed (Ban)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
* As a result of this match Bangladesh recorded their first-ever ODI series victory.