English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17
| English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17 | |||
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| Bangladesh | England | ||
| Dates | 3 October – 1 November 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Tests) Mashrafe Mortaza (ODIs) |
Alastair Cook (Tests) Jos Buttler (ODIs) |
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| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tamim Iqbal (231) | Ben Stokes (128) | |
| Most wickets | Mehedi Hasan (19) |
Ben Stokes (11) Moeen Ali (11) |
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| Player of the series | Mehedi Hasan (Ban) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Imrul Kayes (169) | Ben Stokes (148) | |
| Most wickets | Mashrafe Mortaza (8) | Adil Rashid (10) | |
| Player of the series | Ben Stokes (Eng) | ||
The English cricket team toured Bangladesh in October 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), two Test matches and three tour matches.A terrorist attack in Dhaka four months before the tour started raised concerns about team safety. This led to two members of the England team, regular one-day captain Eoin Morgan and opener Alex Hales, to withdraw from selection.
England won the ODI series 2–1. The Test series finished 1–1, with Bangladesh recording their first ever Test win against England when they won the second Test by 108 runs. The Bangladesh captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, said that "it's a great moment for Bangladesh cricket". In response to the defeat England captain Alastair Cook said "it's not easy for me to say, but it's a good win for Bangladesh cricket".
Following a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July 2016, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said it would follow advice from the Bangladesh government on the forthcoming tour. In response the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nazmul Hassan, said that "England are coming after three months, by which time the situation in Bangladesh will get better". England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said there were "big concerns" regarding the security of the England team following the attack. The BCB later rejected any plans to the matches at a neutral venue, should England pull out of the tour to Bangladesh. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he was "hopeful" that the tour would go ahead. Zimbabwean Richard Halsall, Bangladesh's fielding coach, said that he feels safe working in Bangladesh and is hopeful of England's arrival.
In August the ECB sent a delegation to do a security inspection of venues in Mirpur, Chittagong and Fatullah. Following the inspection, the ECB confirmed that the tour would go ahead as planned. Following the confirmation that the tour would go ahead, England's director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, said that it is 100% safe to tour Bangladesh. Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, said that the BCB would provide security for player's family members, journalists and travelling England fans.
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