England to play three warm-up matches during Bangladesh tour

England have been scheduled to play a warm-up match ahead of the ODI series and two more before the Test series in their month-long Bangladesh tour.

Visiting Bangladesh for the first time since 2010, the English cricket team will reach Bangladesh on Sep 30, a media statement by the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Tuesday.

Touring teams usually play a one-day and a three-day warm-up match in Bangladesh. Instead of a three-day match this time, England will play a couple of two-day matches to gear up for the Test series.

With the first ODI set for Oct 7 in Dhaka, England will get a week to adapt to local conditions. The first warm-up, a one-dayer, will be played on Oct 4 in Fatullah.

According to the itinerary, the last 50-over encounter will be held at Chittagong's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Before the Test series begins, England will play the two-day warm-up matches at Chittagong's MA Aziz Stadium.

The first match of the two-Test series will also be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from Oct 20. The teams will then return to Dhaka for the last Test, slated to start on Oct 28.

Tour itinerary:

Date	Match	Venue
Oct 4	One-Day warm-up	Fatullah
Oct 7	First ODI	Mirpur
Oct 9	Second ODI	Mirpur
Oct 12	Third ODI	Chittagong
Oct 14-17	2 two-day warm-ups	Chittagong
Oct 20-24	First Test	Chittagong
Oct 28-Nov 1	Second Test	Mirpur