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India will play four games at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur and the remaining two in Chattogram in their White-Ball Away series against Bangladesh in August, the BCB announced on Tuesday. India will play three ODIs and as many T20s in Bangladesh. It will also be the first T20 bilateral series of India in Bangladesh and the first exclusive exclusive tour since 2014. The first two ODIs and the last two T20s will be played in Mirpur while the third ODI and the first T20 will be held in chattogram.
India is expected to arrive in Dhaka on August 13. They will play the first two ODIs on August 17 and 20, before going to Chattogram to play the third ODI and the first T20 on August 23 and 26. They will return to Dhaka to play the last two T20s on August 29 and 31.
The visit will also help in preparation for the Asia Cup T20. Although India is the guests of the tournament, it is still not clear if the event will be fully held in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or water because Pakistan will not go to India according to the understanding between the two countries.
“This series promises to be one of the most exciting and expected events of our original calendar,” said BCB managing director Nizam Uddin Chowdhury
“India has established the reference index in international cricket in all formats and millions of crickets in the two countries are sure to take advantage of this competition.” Bangladesh and India have played very competitive matches in recent years, and I am convinced that it will be another hard and entertaining series, “he added.
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