In the new year 2026, Bangladesh have to prove themselves as among the continuously growing teams. Not only the favourable continental challenge in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, but Bangladesh are also fighting to grab a direct spot for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027.
Here, we are checking the complete cricket schedule for Bangladesh in the calendar year of 2026.
February 7 – March 8: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (Hosts India and Sri Lanka)
March-April: Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
2-match Test series
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
Hosts Bangladesh have lost all four of their bilateral Test series against Pakistan.
Hosts Bangladesh recorded their first home bilateral ODI series win against Pakistan in 2015, which was their last such series in Bangladesh.
In the last two bilateral T20I series between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Bangladesh, Pakistan won once, and Bangladesh won the last time.
April: New Zealand tour of Bangladesh
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
While New Zealand won the last bilateral ODI series against the hosts Bangladesh, Bangladesh won their previous two home bilateral ODI series against New Zealand.
Hosts Bangladesh won their previous bilateral T20I series against New Zealand, while the Blackcaps won their only previous T20I series commitment, which was a one-off encounter.
June: Australia tour of Bangladesh
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
Hosts Bangladesh have suffered both bilateral ODI series defeats against Australia.
Hosts Bangladesh won their only bilateral T20I series against Australia in 2021.
July: Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe
2-match Test series
5-match ODI series
Bangladesh won the one-off Test against the hosts Zimbabwe in 2021, while previously the bilateral Test series had a draw result. Before that, hosts Zimbabwe won three straight series against Bangladesh, including a one-off Test series.
Visitors Bangladesh lost three out of the last four bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe, including losing the last one.
August: Bangladesh tour of Ireland
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
It will be the second bilateral ODI series between Ireland and Bangladesh in Ireland. In their 2010 schedule, the series ended in a draw.
Bangladesh played their only bilateral T20I series against the hosts Ireland in 2012 and won that series.
October-November: West Indies tour of Bangladesh
2-match Test series
Hosts Bangladesh won their only bilateral Test series against West Indies in 2018, while losing four others, including the last one in 2021.
November-December: Bangladesh tour of South Africa
2-match Test series
3-match ODI series
Bangladesh have lost all four of their bilateral Test series against the hosts South Africa.
Bangladesh won their last bilateral ODI series against the hosts South Africa in 2022, while previously losing all three of their ODI series in South Africa.
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