Tigers to tour New Zealand for white ball series in December

As part of the ICC's Future Tour Programme (FTP) Bangladesh will tour New Zealand to take part in three match ODI and three match T20I series in December this year, confirmed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Wednesday.

The Tigers will begin the tour with the first of the three match ODI series in Dunedin on December 17 while the second and third game scheduled on December 20 and 23 in Nelson and Napier respectively.

The visitors then take part in the first of the three match T20I series in Napier on December 27 where the second and third T20I will be played on December 29 and 31 at Mount Maunganui. This will be Bangladesh's eighth tour of New Zealand in the last six years.

New Zealand however will tour Bangladesh right after the ICC ODI World Cup to take part in two match Test series in November which is part of the ICC Test Championship.

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