Dates, venues, start times, squad lists, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, odds, predictions and more ahead of England's first ODI campaign in Bangladesh since 2016
A three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and England men.
March 1: 1st ODI (2.30pm local, 6am GMT)
March 3: 2nd ODI (2.30pm local, 6am GMT)
March 6: 3rd ODI (2.30pm local, 6am GMT)
The ODI series will be played in Dhaka and Chattogram. The first two matches are in the Bangladesh capital at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh are captained by the returning Tamim Iqbal, and include senior players Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das and Mustafizur Rahman.
England have several key players absent, including Joe Root, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone. Saqib Mahmood returns after a long injury lay-off. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer are both in the squad. The only uncapped player initially named, Tom Abell of Somerset, had to withdraw through injury and hasn’t been replaced.
Jos Buttler captains England.
Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmud Ullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Taijul Islam, Towhid Hridoy.
England squad: Jos Buttler, Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
England captain Jos Buttler ahead of the March 2023 ODI series against Bangladesh [AFP via Getty Images]
England have struggled in recent ODI series, with a whitewash defeat in a three-match series in Australia and a 2-1 defeat in South Africa. Matthew Mott's side have suffered from fixture congestion and constant changing team's due to key players missing.
Bangladesh on the other hand created history, defeating India at home 2-1 across a three-match ODI series in December.
Matches played (in Bangladesh): 10
Bangladesh wins: 2
England wins: 8
The last meeting of these sides in an ODI in Bangladesh came in 2016.
Hot and dry. Temperatures should exceed 30 degrees Celsius throughout the ODI tour, and there is very, very little chance of rain.
Odds to be confirmed.
Rehan Ahmed in training ahead of England's ODI series in Bangladesh in 2023 [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images]
This is a fascinating encounter between and out-of-form England and a dangerous Bangladesh side on home turf. England will have to counter slow and slow pitch conditions and the absence of key stars to grind out a result. They'll do it, but only just. 2-1 away series win.
England's tour of Bangladesh will be shown live on Sky Sports after they agreed a deal to show the matches. The ECB will also stream the games on their website.
Live radio commentary of this series will be available through talkSPORT.
The Cricketer will carry match coverage across all its digital platforms.
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