Bangladesh Cricket team off to SA

Bangladesh National Cricket team left the city yesterday night for South Africa to play three One Day International (ODI ) matches, two Test matches and a Twenty20 match against South Africa National Cricket team in South Africa.

Besides, Bangladesh National Cricket team will face South Africa A team in a two-dayer match.

Bangladesh team will meet South Africa team in a Twenty20 match at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on November 5.

The Tigers will face the Proteaous in the first ODI,which will be a day-night affair at the Senwas Park in Potchefstroom on November 7.

Bangladesh team will play against South Africa team in the second ODI at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on November 9.

The Tigers wiil meet the Proteaous in the third ODI, which will be also a day-night affair at the Buffalo Park in East London on November 12.

Bangladesh team will take on South Africa A team in a two-dayer match, which is scheduled to be held in Kimberly on November 15-16.

The Tigers will face the Proteaous in the first Test match, which begins on November 19 at the Outsurance Oval in Bloemfontein.

Bangladesh team will meet South Africa in the second Test match scheduled to be held at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from November 26 to November 30.

It may be mentioned that Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on last Tuesday the 15-member ODI and Twenty20 squad which will play against South Africa in ODIs and Twenty20 match.

Bangladesh Squad : Mohammad Ashraful (captain ), Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (vice-captain ), Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain (Junior ), Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel, Nazmul Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Roqibul Hassan and Imrul Kayes.