Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020–21

The Bangladesh cricket team are scheduled to tour Sri Lanka from October 2020 to play three Test matches.[1] The Test series will form part of the inaugural 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.[2] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in July and August 2020,[3][4] but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020–21
 
  Sri Lanka Bangladesh
Date 24 October
Test series

Background

In May 2020, Nizamuddin Chowdhury, CEO of BCB, confirmed that they were in discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket with regards to playing the series.[6] Nazmul Hasan, President of the BCB, suggested that their priorities are ICC events, and will wait to see what the ICC and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) does first.[7] However, on 24 June 2020, the tour was postponed due to the pandemic.[8] In July 2020, both cricket boards were looking at the possibility of rescheduling the tour for October 2020.[9] Also 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.[10]

In August 2020, both cricket boards were looking to play a combination of Test matches and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, with a possible start date in October 2020.[11] On 12 August 2020, the BCB confirmed they would travel to Sri Lanka, leaving for the country on 23 September 2020.[12]

References
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  2. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "Full schedule of Bangladesh cricket team in 2020 including Test series against Australia with Shakib Al Hasan banned". The National. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka postponed". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. "Cricket might resume in Sri Lanka in July with India, Bangladesh series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. "BCB President not convinced about Sri Lanka tour yet". The Papare. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Bangladesh postpone Sri Lanka tour due to Covid-19 pandemic". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. "Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka could be rescheduled to October". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. "World Test Championship progressing as planned, says ICC". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. "Bangladesh could tour Sri Lanka for Tests and additional three T20Is in October". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  12. "Bangladesh to go to Sri Lanka on September 23". BD Crictime. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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