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India to tour Bangladesh next month; Here is the full schedule

By PTI

New Delhi, May 5: The Indian cricket team will tour Bangladesh next month to play a one-off Test and three one-day internationals. India will leave for Bangladesh on June 7 and the first Test will be hosted in Fatullah - the venue will host a Test after nine years - starting June 10.

The touring side will also play a practice game prior to the start of the Test match, according to a BCCI media release.

India to tour Bangladesh next month; Here is the full schedule

The focus will then shift to Mirpur for the three ODIs on June 18, 21 and 24 and the team will depart a couple of days later. With monsoons forecast during the month of June, all ODIs have been assigned a reserve day.

Bangladesh have never hosted a Test in the months of June, July, August and September due to the rainy season. But this year after, the India series, South Africa will also tour Bangladesh during July-August.

Bangladesh are currently hosting Pakistan and the hosts have been in top form after blanking the tourists 3-0 in the ODIs and the one-off Twenty20. The first of the two Tests ended in a high-scoring draw.


Full schedule of India tour

June 7 (Sunday): Team India arrives in Bangladesh

June 8, 9: Practice

June 10-14 (Wednesday to Sunday): 1st Test

June 15, 16 and 17: Practice

June 18 (Thursday): 1st ODI (June 19 Reserve day)

June 20: Practice

June 21 (Sunday): 2nd ODI (June 22 Reserve day)

June 23: Practice

June 24 (Wednesday): 3rd ODI (June 25 Reserve day)

June 26: Team India departs

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:26 [IST]
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