DHAKA, Aug 11, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh is all set to visit New
Zealand for a three-match ODIs and as many T20 International in
February-March next year, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday
confirmed.
Bangladesh is originally scheduled to tour the South Pacific
country in October for three-match T20 Internationals as part of their
preparation for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.
The tour was postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus
worldwide. However, the T20 World Cup also got postponed, opening
another window for the tour and this time, adding three ODIs also.
New Zealand is also set to host West Indies, Pakistan and Australia
alongside Bangladesh while a visit by the Australia Women’s team is
also in the early stages of planning for the gap created by the
postponed ODI World Cup in February.
NZC are currently working with the government on the bio-security
measures that will need to be in place for the touring teams with
visitors to the country currently required to isolate for 14 days on
arrival, said David White, the NZC CEO.
He also told the media that they are looking for a model similar to
that used by the ECB during their ongoing season, which was the first
international cricket to resume amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We are making tremendous progress. I was just on the phone to the
West Indies, they’re confirmed, Pakistan is confirmed, Australia and
Bangladesh… so 37 days of international cricket,” White told the
reporters.
New Zealand has been one of the most successful countries in
combating Covid-19 and recently marked 100 days without community
transmission.