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India to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs, three T20Is in August

April 16, 2025 00:00:00


The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday confirmed the itinerary for India's upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August this year, report agencies.

They will play three ODIs and three T20Is, marking India's first bilateral T20I series in Bangladesh. It is also their first white-ball only tour of Bangladesh since 2014 when they came here to play three ODIs.

The first two ODIs and the last two T20Is will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in the city, while the third ODI and first T20I will be held at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram (previously known as the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium).

This tour will be the final preparation for the 2025 T20 Asia Cup, for which India are the hosts.

"This series promises to be one of the most exciting and most anticipated events in our home calendar," BCB's chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said.

"India have set the benchmark in international cricket across all formats and the cricket-loving millions in both countries are sure to enjoy this contest. Bangladesh and India have played some very competitive matches in recent years, and I am confident that this will be another hard-fought and entertaining series."

India are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on August 13, with their departure scheduled on September 1. They will play the first two ODIs on August 17 and 20, before heading to Chattogram to play the third ODI and first T20I on August 23 and 26.

They will return to Dhaka to play the last two T20Is on August 29 and 31.

August, however, isn't the cricket season in Bangladesh. They have played during this time of the year only a couple of times in the past - the first Test against Australia in 2017 and the five T20Is against the same opposition in 2021. India, however, are no stranger to playing during the off-season in Bangladesh. In 2014, they played a three-match ODI series in June.

Bangladesh won the last two ODI series between the two sides at home in 2015 and 2022. On both occasions, they won the series by a 2-1 margin.


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