IRE to start BAN tour with ODI Series

A Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Friday that Ireland will begin their upcoming tour of Bangladesh with a three-match one-day international series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Three Twenty20 International matches are also scheduled for Ireland at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The visitors will then play a one-game Test series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to wrap up the series.

“Yes, Ireland will begin the tour with the ODI series that will be played in Sylhet and we are fully prepared for it,”

Nadel Chowdhury, representative of Sylhet Division in the Bangladesh Cricket Board and BCB’s women’s wing chairman, confirmed the development to Sources.

The three One-Day Internationals are planned to be played in SICS on March 18, 20, and 23 in accordance with the draft itinerary that was prepared by the board. The T20Is are anticipated to take place on March 26, following the ODIs. 28 and 30.

The Test match is supposed to take place from April 4 to April 8, but a different source said that the dates could be changed and that it could begin on April 3. It is anticipated that the Ireland team will arrive on March 12 or 13.

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Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s players won’t get much rest before playing Ireland in a home series because they will play England in three T20Is and three ODIs at home from March 1 to 14.