Cricket West Indies announces schedule for Bangladesh series

Team Bangladesh is all set for their upcoming tour of the West Indies. The Asian nation will be playing a full tour in the Caribbean islands. The tour will comprise of two Test matches, three ODIs, and three T20Is. Cricket West Indies (CWI) recently announced the fixtures and the venues for the complete tour on Tuesday (May 15, 2018). The tour is set to  commence in the first week of July.

Before heading in to the Test series, team Bangladesh will also play a warm up fixture. The first Test will be played in Antigua. It is worth noting that this will be the first Test for the Bangladeshi side at the venue in 14 years. The match will commence on July 4. The next Test will be played in Jamaica. Interestingly, the Bangladeshi side has never played a Test match at the venue in Kingston, Jamaica.

The second Test will commence on July 12. After the completion of the two match Test series, both sides will get a rest of almost a week before the action will move to Guyana for the first ODI. The first ODI will be played on July 22. The second ODI will also be played at the same venue a couple of days later. For the third ODI, the two sides will lock horns in St. Kitts.

The action will stay in St. Kitts after the ODI series. The first of the three T20Is will be played at the same venue on July 31. The last two T20Is of the series will be played in Lauderhill, Florida, USA. The final two matches, scheduled to be played in the USA, will be played on consecutive days – August 4 and August 5.

Here is a look at the complete schedule of Bangladesh tour of West Indies:

July 4 to July 8 – First Test in Antigua
July 12 to July 16 – Second Test in Jamaica

July 22 – First ODI in Guyana
July 25 – Second ODI in Guyana
July 28 – Third ODI in St. Kitts

July 31 – First T20I in St. Kitts
August 4 – Second T20I in Florida
August 5 – Third T20I in Florida

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