Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2004–05

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{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2004-05

| team1_image = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg

| team1_name = Zimbabwe

| team2_image = Flag of Bangladesh.svg

| team2_name = Bangladesh

| from_date = 6 January

| to_date = 31 January 2005

| team1_captain = Tatenda Taibu

| team2_captain = Habibul Bashar

| no_of_ODIs = 5

| team1_ODIs_won = 2

| team2_ODIs_won = 3

| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Barney Rogers (251)

| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Aftab Ahmed (179)

| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Tinashe Panyangara (7)

| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Manjural Islam Rana (9)

| player_of_ODI_series = Barney Rogers (Zim)

| no_of_tests = 2

| team1_tests_won = 0

| team2_tests_won = 1

| team1_tests_most_runs = Tatenda Taibu (330)

| team2_tests_most_runs = Nafees Iqbal (205)

| team1_tests_most_wickets = Douglas Hondo (9)

| team2_tests_most_wickets = Enamul Haque jnr (18)

| player_of_test_series = Enamul Haque jnr (Ban)

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23115717/when-everything-fell-place|title=When everything fell in place|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rabeed Imam|access-date=12 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23119651/bangladesh-players-rewarded-bonuses|title=Bangladesh players rewarded with bonuses| work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=12 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23118921/icc-consider-revised-test-programme|title=ICC consider revised Test programme| work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=12 January 2019}}

Schedule

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! Date

! Match

! Venue

colspan="3" | January
| 6 January 20051st TestMA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
| 14 January 20052nd TestBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| 20 January 20051st ODIBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| 24 January 20052nd ODIMA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
| 26 January 20053rd ODIMA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
| 29 January 20054th ODIBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| 31 January 20055th ODIBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Squads

Test series

=1st Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 6 January 2005

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 488 (149.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Habibul Bashar 94 (128)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Christopher Mpofu 4/109 (29 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 312 (131.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Tatenda Taibu 92 (241)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mohammad Rafique 5/65 (41.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 204/9 (51.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Habibul Bashar 55 (80)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Elton Chigumbura 5/54 (16.1 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 154 (64.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Hamilton Masakadza 56 (130)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tapash Baisya 2/20 (10 overs)

| result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 226 runs.

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14916/scorecard/64121/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-1st-test-zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05 Scorecard]

| venue = MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

| umpires = Tyron Wijewardene (SL) and Asad Rauf (Pak)

| motm = Enamul Haque jnr (Ban)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Barney Rogers, Graeme Cremer and Christopher Mpofu (Zim) all made their test debut.

  • This win was Bangladesh's first ever test victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23116521/bangladesh-verge-their-first-test-victory|title=Bangladesh on the verge of their first Test victory|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rabeed Imam|access-date=12 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23116524/enamul-ends-long-wait|title=Enamul ends the long wait|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rabeed Imam|access-date=12 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23116542/the-best-day-my-life-says-bashar|title='The best day of my life,' says Bashar|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rabeed Imam|access-date=12 January 2019}}

}}

=2nd Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 14 January 2005

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 211 (78.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Mohammad Rafique 56 (79)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Douglas Hondo 6/59 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 298 (118 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Tatenda Taibu 85 (218)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Enamul Haque jnr 7/95 (35 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 285/5 (142 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Nafees Iqbal 121 (355)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Tinashe Panyangara 3/28 (21 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 286 (103 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Tatenda Taibu 153 (292)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Enamul Haque jnr 5/105 (37 overs)

| result = Match Drawn

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14916/scorecard/64122/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-test-zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05 Scorecard]

| venue = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

| umpires = Gamini Silva (SL) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)

| motm = Tatenda Taibu (Zim)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Due to the result of this match Bangladesh won their first ever test series.{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23116003/iqbal-hundred-seals-series-win| title=Iqbal hundred seals series win|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rahul Bhatia|access-date=12 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23116019/trying-win-risky-bashar|title='Trying to win could have been risky' - Bashar|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rabeed Imam|access-date=12 January 2019}}

}}

ODI series

=1st ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 20 January 2005

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 229 (48.1 overs)

| runs1 = Mohammad Ashraful 42 (75)

| wickets1 = Douglas Hondo 3/36 (10 overs)

| score2 = 251/8 (50 overs)

| runs2 = Brendan Taylor 58 (74)

| wickets2 = Nazmul Hossain 2/35 (7 overs)

| result = {{cr|ZIM}} won by 22 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05-62021/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-1st-odi-64918/full-scorecard scorecard]

| venue = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

| umpires = AFM Akhtaruddin (Ban) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)

| motm = Douglas Hondo (Zim)

| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 January 2005

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 206 (47.1 overs)

| runs1 = Nafees Iqbal 58 (81)

| wickets1 = Christopher Mpofu 2/19 (5.1 overs)

| score2 = 237/5 (50 overs)

| runs2 = Barney Rogers 66 (85)

| wickets2 = Enamul Haque jnr 2/37 (10 overs)

| result = {{cr|ZIM}} won by 31 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05-62021/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-odi-64919/full-scorecard scorecard]

| venue = MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Mahbubur Rahman (Ban)

| motm = Barney Rogers (Zim)

| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=3rd ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 26 January 2005

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 244/9 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Aftab Ahmed 38 (55)

| wickets1 = Brendan Taylor 2/23 (5 overs)

| score2 = 204 (47.5 overs)

| runs2 = Barney Rogers 51 (81)

| wickets2 = Manjurul Islam 4/34 (10 overs)

| result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 40 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05-62021/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-3rd-odi-64920/full-scorecard scorecard]

| venue = MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Mahbubur Rahman (Ban)

| motm = Manjurul Islam (Ban)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

| notes = Enamul Haque jnr made his ODI debut

}}

=4th ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 29 January 2005

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 247/9 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Nafees Iqbal 56 (76)

| wickets1 = Brendan Taylor 3/54 (7 overs)

| score2 = 189 (47.2 overs)

| runs2 = Stuart Matsikenyeri 50 (69)

| wickets2 = Manjurul Islam 4/36 (10 overs)

| result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 58 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05-62021/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-4th-odi-64921/full-scorecard scorecard]

| venue = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

| umpires = AFM Akhtaruddin (Ban) and Asad Rauf (Pak)

| motm = Manjurul Islam (Ban)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=5th ODI=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 31 January 2005

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 202/2 (33overs)

| runs1 = Aftab Ahmed 81 (87)

| wickets1 = Tinashe Panyangara 1/49 (8 overs)

| score2 = 198 (49 overs)

| runs2 = Barney Rogers 84 (120)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Rafique 2/34 (10 overs)

| result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-bangladesh-2004-05-62021/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-5th-odi-64923/full-scorecard scorecard]

| venue = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

| umpires = Mahbubur Rahman (Ban) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)

| motm = Aftab Ahmed (Ban)

| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

| notes = As a result of this match Bangladesh recorded their first-ever ODI series victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23114844/aftab-leads-bangladesh-series-victory|title=Aftab leads Bangladesh to series victory|work=ESPNCricinfo|author=Rabeed Imam|access-date=12 January 2019}}

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References

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  • Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)