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Bangladesh vs England 2016: ENG to play 3 warm-up ties

With the first ODI set for October 7 in Dhaka, England will get a week to adapt to local conditions.

Visiting Bangladesh for the first time since 2010, the English cricket team (above) will reach the country on September 30 © Getty Images
Visiting Bangladesh for the first time since 2010, the English cricket team (above) will reach the country on September 30 © Getty Images

Dhaka: England are set to play a warm-up match ahead of the One-Day International (ODI) series and two more before the Test series in their month-long Bangladesh tour. Visiting Bangladesh for the first time since 2010, the English cricket team will reach the country on September 30, reported bdnews24.com on Tuesday. Touring teams usually play a one-day and a three-day warm-up match in Bangladesh. Instead of a three-day match this time, England will play a couple of two-day matches in the run up to the Test series. With the first ODI set for October 7 in Dhaka, England will get a week to adapt to local conditions. The first warm-up, a one-dayer, will be played on October 4 in Fatullah. Tamim Iqbal urges other nations to play Bangladesh regularly

According to the itinerary, the last 50-over encounter will be held at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Before the Test series begins, England will play the two-day warm-up matches at Chittagong’s MA Aziz Stadium. The first match of the two-Test series will also be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from October 20. The teams will then return to Dhaka for the last Test, slated to start on October 28. England in Bangladesh 2016: Schedule announced for 2 Tests and 3 ODIs

England will be touring Bangladesh in October for two Tests and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). England team will be arriving in Dhaka (Bangladesh)  on September 30. The last time England played in Bangladesh was more than six years ago. England will be high in spirits after winning the Test series against Sri Lanka back home by 2-0 with third Test washed out on Day 5. Eoin Morgan will be leading the side in ODIs whereas Alastair Cook will take on the charge of Test team afterwards. Cook has recently completed 10,000 Test runs. England have not lost a single Test against Bangladesh till date. They have won eight matches against the hosts and will be looking to maintain that record.

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