Bangladesh had just won the 1997 ICC Trophy and was a candidate for Test status, which was granted on 26 June 2000.
[5] Chris Gaffaney and Michael Parlane scored centuries for the Academy and put on 213 for the first wicket.
[7] Seven of the team – Akram Khan, Al Sahariar, Aminul Islam, Habibul Bashar, Hasibul Hossain, Khaled Mashud and Mehrab Hossain – all played in Bangladesh's inaugural Test match three years later.
Javed Omar, Manjural Islam and Sanwar Hossain also played Test cricket.
For Athar Ali Khan, Jewel Hossain and Mafizur Rahman, in contrast, the matches on this tour comprised their entire first-class careers.