Last Update on: January 18th, 2021 at 12:51 pm
West Indies are set to begin their international cricket journey in the new calendar year (2021) with the tour of Bangladesh. In this tour, they will play three-match ODI series and two-match Test series against the hosts between 20th January and 15th February 2021.
In the meantime, it will be the first international cricket assignment for Bangladesh since the stoppage of their international cricket due to COVID-19 pandemic. They last played international cricket in last March during the Dhaka T20I against Zimbabwe on 11th March 2020.
On the other hand, West Indies played their last international match in last December during the away Test series against the hosts New Zealand.
- West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Complete Schedule
- West Indies Tour of Bangladesh 2021 Venues
- West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Distributions Of Points
- West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Complete Squads (Latest)
- West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Changes In the Initial Squads
- West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 When And Where To Watch, Live Streaming Details
While the West Indies tour of Bangladesh will begin with the three-match ODI series, it will end with the two-match Test series. The ODI series will be the part of the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League and the Test series will be the part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.
Also, during this tour, West Indies will play one one-day warm-up game (ahead of ODI series) and one three-day warm-up game (ahead of the Test series).
West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Complete Schedule:
Tour matches
18th January: Only One-day warm-up match (TBA vs West Indies) – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (Savar)
29th-31st January: Only three-day warm-up match (TBA vs West Indies) – M. A. Aziz Stadium (Chittagong)
3-match ODI Series
(2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League)
20th January: Bangladesh vs West Indies (First ODI) – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Dhaka)
22nd January: Bangladesh vs West Indies (Second ODI) – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Dhaka)
25th January: Bangladesh vs West Indies (Third ODI) – Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Chittagong)
2-match Test series
(2019–21 ICC World Test Championship)
3rd-7th February: Bangladesh vs West Indies (First Test) – Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Chittagong)
11th-15th February: Bangladesh vs West Indies (Second Test) – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Dhaka)
West Indies Tour of Bangladesh 2021 Venues:
First ODI– Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Dhaka)
Second ODI– Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Dhaka)
Third ODI– Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Chittagong)
First Test- Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Chittagong)
Second Test – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (Dhaka)
West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Distributions Of Points:
3-match ODI Series
(2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League)
| Matches in the series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a No Result | Points for an abandon | Points for a defeat |
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
(Special Notes)
Match Abandoned due to ‘Unfit’ pitch
- If a match is abandoned and the pitch and/or outfield is ultimately rated as ‘Unfit’ under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, points for that match shall be distributed on the basis that the visiting team won the match and the home team lost the match, superseding any result that may have been derived under the DLS method. However, any such match shall be classified as a No Result for statistical purposes. (As per Contents 16.11.2 of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions)
Penalty Overs – Points Deduction
- Any team which has been unable to maintain the minimum over rate as defined in clause 12.9 shall incur one Penalty Over for each full over it is short of the minimum over rate requirement. (As per Contents 16.12.1 of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions)
- A team shall have one (1) CWC Super League competition point deducted from its points total for each Penalty Over it incurs. (As per Contents 16.12.2 of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions)
2-match Test series
(2019–21 ICC World Test Championship)
| Matches in the series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a draw | Points for a defeat |
| 2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
(Special Notes)
Match Abandoned due to ‘Unfit’ pitch
- If a match is abandoned and the pitch and/or outfield is ultimately rated as ‘Unfit’ under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, points for that match shall be distributed on the basis that the visiting team won the match and the home team lost the match. Any abandoned match will be classified as a drawn match for statistical purposes. (As per Contents 16.10.3 of ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions)
Penalty Overs – Points Deduction
- Any team which has been unable to maintain the minimum over rate as defined in 12.9 will incur one Penalty Over for each full over it is short of the minimum over rate requirement. (As per Contents 16.11.1 of ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions)
- A team will have two (2) World Test Championship competition points deducted from the total of its points for each Penalty Over it incurs during the Round Stage. (As per Contents 16.11.2 of ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions)
West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Complete Squads (Latest):
Bangladesh
ODI squad: Tamim Iqbal (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahadi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam
Preliminary Squad for Test Series: Momimul Haque Showrab, Taskin Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal Khan, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mustafizur Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Md Mithun, Taijul Islam, Liton Kumer Das, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Shadman Islam, Mohammed Saif Hasan, Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury.
West Indies
ODI squad: Jason Mohammed (C), Sunil Ambris (vc), Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva, Jahmar Hamilton, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Andre McCarthy, Kjorn Ottley, Rovman Powell, Raymon Reifer, Keon Harding
Test squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood (vc), Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kavem Hodge, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Veerasammy Permaul, Kemar Roach, Raymon Reifer, Jomel Warrican.
West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 Changes In the Initial Squads:
West Indies
7th January 2021: Keon Harding replaced Romario Shepherd in the ODI squad. All-rounder Shepherd is unavailable for this Bangladesh tour after he returned a positive COVID-19 test.
14th January 2021: Due to the positive result in the COVID-19 test, Hayden Walsh Jr has become unavailable for the ODI series.
West Indies Tour Of Bangladesh 2021 When And Where To Watch, Live Streaming Details:
The country-wise live broadcasting and live streaming details will be added after the official confirmation.