Bangladesh To Host Two T20Is Between Asia XI And World XI In March 2020

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will host two T20Is between Asia XI and World XI in March 2020 as a part of a countrywide celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangladesh to host two T20I games

Mujibur Rahman was born on March 17, 1920, and Bangladesh Government celebrate this day as a national holiday. The government is planning massive celebrations which include cricket matches on the centenary birth anniversary of founding father. BCB President Nazmul Hassan is hopeful to rope in the best possible players for both the sides. During that window, only two teams will be involved in international cricket.

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He also added that there will be no T20 tournaments during that time, so the best players will be available for the two-match series. Nazmul Hassan also added that the game will have international status and the players will be serious about it.

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“There will be a matter of availability if they [the players] have international duties,” Hassan said. “I think only two teams will be busy at the time, but they won’t be playing T20s, so we might get their T20 players. We are looking for the best players among the current lot, and because the games will have international status, everyone will be serious about it,” Nazmul said.

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Furthermore, Nazmul Hassan state that the ICC members unanimously allowed these two games to have international status during the meeting last week. However, the regulation only allows such matches to get the global status if it involves a Full Member nation playing the game.

“They made a special dispensation for Bangladesh, but they said it is only a one-off that such a match will get international status,” Hassan concluded.

Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur will host both matches on March 18 and 21.