ICC World Test Championship: Who Bangladesh play and when

The International Cricket Council's new World Test Championship begins on 1 August with the Ashes series between England and Australia.

The top nine nations will compete in a total of 72 Tests across a two-year period, with the aim of determining the best Test team in the world, says an AFP report.

The teams involved will be Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

The Tigers will play 14 Tests in the first two-year period, seven at home and seven abroad, with the first challenge being the Test series against India in November this year.

Let us now have a look at Bangladesh's fixtures in this new championship.

Format

The two teams who top the points table over that period will then play each other in a one-off World Test Championship final at Lord's in June 2021, before a new cycle starts.

Each team will play three series at home and three away, consisting of two, three, four or five Tests.

There will be 120 points available per series shared out equally over the number of matches -- so a five-Test series has 24 points per match available to the winner and a three-match campaign 40.

If the match is drawn, points are awarded on a 3:1 points ratio -- so in a Test where 60 points are available for a win, a draw will see both sides take 20.

Matches involving Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe will still have Test status but the results will not be counted in the World Test Championship.