# Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16

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 were moved from their originally scheduled dates in January 2015 and 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

| ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe |
| 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

* 5 November Scorecard
| Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 277/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabweans 281/3 (46.4 overs) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 81* (84) Luke Jongwe 3/20 (5 overs) | | Craig Ervine 95 (99) Sunzamul Islam 2/70 (10 overs) |
* Zimbabweans won by 7 wickets Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
* Zimbabweans won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).

## November ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 7 November 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 273/9 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 128 (36.1 overs) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 107 (109) Sikandar Raza 2/47 (7 overs) | | Elton Chigumbura 41 (51) Shakib Al Hasan 5/47 (10 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 145 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

### 2nd ODI

* 9 November 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 241/9 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 183 (43.2 overs) |
| Imrul Kayes 76 (89) Tinashe Panyangara 3/41 (10 overs) | | Elton Chigumbura 47 (77) Mustafizur Rahman 3/33 (8 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 58 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Enamul Haque (Ban) Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd ODI

* 11 November 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 276/9 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 215 (43.3 overs) |
| Imrul Kayes 73 (95) Luke Jongwe 2/50 (9 overs) | | Sean Williams 64 (84) Mustafizur Rahman 5/34 (8 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 61 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

## November T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 13 November 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 131 (19.3 overs) | v | Bangladesh 136/6 (17.4 overs) |
| Malcolm Waller 68 (31) Mustafizur Rahman 2/16 (3.3 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 31 (28) Graeme Cremer 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 4 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Enamul Haque (Ban) Player of the match: Malcolm Waller (Zim)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Jubair Hossain (Ban) made his T20I debut.
* Malcolm Waller (Zim) scored the fastest T20I fifty (20 balls) by a Zimbabwean cricketer.

### 2nd T20I

* 15 November 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 135/9 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 136/7 (19.5 overs) |
| Anamul Haque 47 (51) Tinashe Panyangara 3/30 (4 overs) | | Malcolm Waller 40 (27) Al-Amin Hossain 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Neville Madziva (Zim)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

## 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

| Bangladesh | Zimbabwe |
| 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

* 15 January Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 163/7 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 166/6 (18.4 overs) |
| Hamilton Masakadza 79 (53) Mustafizur Rahman 2/18 (4 overs) | | Sabbir Rahman 46 (36) Graeme Cremer 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 4 wickets Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nurul Hasan and Shuvagata Hom (Ban) both made their T20I debuts.

### 2nd T20I

* 17 January Scorecard
| Bangladesh 167/3 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 125/8 (20 overs) |
| Sabbir Rahman 43* (30) Graeme Cremer 1/29 (4 overs) | | Hamilton Masakadza 30 (28) Sabbir Rahman 3/11 (2.1 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 42 runs Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Sabbir Rahman (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd T20I

* 20 January Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 187/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 156/6 (20 overs) |
| Malcolm Waller 49 (23) Shakib Al Hasan 3/32 (4 overs) | | Sabbir Rahman 50 (46) Graeme Cremer 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 31 runs Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Enamul Haque (Ban) Player of the match: Malcolm Waller (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped play seven overs into Zimbabwe's innings. Play resumed 20 minutes later, with no loss in overs.
* Abu Hider, Mohammad Shahid, Mosaddek Hossain and Muktar Ali (Ban) all made their T20I debuts.

### 4th T20I

* 22 January Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 180/4 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 162 (19 overs) |
| Hamilton Masakadza 93* (58) Taskin Ahmed 1/32 (3.5 overs) | | Mahmudullah 54 (41) Tendai Chisoro 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 18 runs Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hamilton Masakadza's score of 93 not out is the highest score for a Zimbabwean player in a T20I match.