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.[4] The Bangladesh captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, said that "it's a great moment for Bangladesh cricket".[5] 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".[5]
Security concerns
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.[6][7] 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".[8] England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said there were "big concerns" regarding the security of the England team following the attack.[9][10] The BCB later rejected any plans to the matches at a neutral venue, should England pull out of the tour to Bangladesh.[11] Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he was "hopeful" that the tour would go ahead.[12] Zimbabwean Richard Halsall, Bangladesh's fielding coach, said that he feels safe working in Bangladesh and is hopeful of England's arrival.[13]
In August the ECB sent a delegation to do a security inspection of venues in Mirpur, Chittagong and Fatullah.[14] Following the inspection, the ECB confirmed that the tour would go ahead as planned.[15][16] 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.[17] Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, said that the BCB would provide security for player's family members, journalists and travelling England fans.[18]
Some England players talked about safety evaluations before confirming their participation[19][20][21] but Moeen Ali was the first England player to confirm he would go to Bangladesh, saying "If selected, I'll definitely go".[22] Andrew Strauss gave a deadline of 10 September 2016 for players to confirm their commitment to the tour[23] and on 11 September the ECB announced that Alex Hales and Morgan both declined to tour.[24] The England supporters' group, the Barmy Army, said there was "too much risk" for fans to travel to Bangladesh and later confirmed they would not be following the tour.[25][26]
Jos Buttler was appointed captain of the ODI side in Morgan's absence.[27][28] Buttler said that Morgan remains "very much the captain" and his choice not to tour Bangladesh "won't divide the dressing room".[29] Morgan returned to his role of ODI captain when England tour India in November.[30] Ahead of the ODI series, the Bangladesh Army ran a security drill to evacuate players.[31][32]
James Anderson and Mark Wood withdrew from the England squads before the tour started due to injury.[37]Jake Ball was added to the Test squad and Steven Finn to the ODI squad to replace them. Taijul Islam was added to Bangladesh's squad for the third ODI as a replacement for Mosharraf Hossain.[38]Subashis Roy and Mosaddek Hossain were added to Bangladesh's squad for the second Test. Hossain was a backup to Sabbir Rahman while Shafiul Islam was rested.[39] However, a few days later the Bangladesh team announced that Sabbir Rahman would be fit for the second Test.[40]
Tour matches
One-day:Bangladesh Cricket Board Select XI vs England XI
Gareth Batty (Eng) became the player who missed the greatest number of Test matches between appearances (142).[44]
In the first innings, Jonny Bairstow (Eng) became the first player to score 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year batting at number 6 or lower.[44] He then became the highest scoring wicketkeeper in a calendar year in the second innings.[45]
This was the first time that Bangladesh took all 20 wickets against England in a Test and the first Test in Bangladesh when all 40 wickets were taken.[47][48]
This was England's narrowest win against Bangladesh, their narrowest win in Asia and Bangladesh's narrowest defeat in terms of runs in Tests.[47]
