New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020 explained

Series Name:New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020
Team1 Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Team1 Name:Bangladesh
Team2 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg
Team2 Name:New Zealand
From Date:August
To Date:September 2020
No Of Tests:2

The New Zealand cricket team were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in August and September 2020 to play two Test matches.[1] [2] The Test series would have formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[3] However, on 23 June 2020, the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] [5] In July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed it was their priority to reschedule the matches, along with the five other World Test Championship series that had been postponed due to the pandemic.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced . International Cricket Council . 11 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Full schedule of Bangladesh cricket team in 2020 including Test series against Australia with Shakib Al Hasan banned . The National . 1 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Men's Future Tours Programme . 11 October 2019 . International Cricket Council.
  4. Web site: New Zealand's August tour of Bangladesh postponed . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 June 2020.
  5. Web site: New Zealand tour of Bangladesh postponed due to COVID-19 . Eurosport . 23 June 2020 . 23 June 2020.
  6. Web site: World Test Championship progressing as planned, says ICC . International Cricket Council . 29 July 2020.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.