Tri-series schedule changed

Sports Desk: Considering the weather conditions, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has changed match timing of the upcoming tri- nation series among Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

Though the matches will still be day-night but instead of 2:30pm, the games will start at 12:00pm.

BCB changed the timings of the matches due to excessive cold in the recent days in Dhaka, BCB had to take this decision which will benefit both the teams.

Zimbabwe team will fly to Bangladesh on January 10 and play their first match against the host on January 15.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka team will arrive in Bangladesh on January 13 and play their first match against Zimbabwe on January 17.

Before the start of the tournament, Bangladesh will play two practice matches on January 6 and 9. Both the matches will be day-night.

Fixture of the tri-series:

15/1/18 – Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
17/1/18 – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
19/1/18 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
21/1/18 – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
23/1/18 – Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
25/1/18 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
27/1/18 – Final

 

Venue: Shere-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Mirpur)

 

risingbd/Dhaka/January 6, 2018/A K Azad