Sparks have flown whenever Bangladesh have faced Zimbabwe. The two teams first faced each other in a One Day International in 1997. Since then, they battled against each other in a host of international matches including Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Bangladesh have their noses ahead of Zimbabwe in all formats but the latter is not too far behind in head-to-head.
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have played 18 tests against each other, with the Asian team winning eight and Zimbabwe winning seven. In ODIs, the two sides have squared off against each other on 81 occasions, with Bangladesh winning 50 of them. In T20Is, the two teams have played each other 20 times. Bangladesh leads here too, with 13 wins.
| Format | Matches | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Tie/Draw | No Result |
| ODI | 81 | 50 | 31 | 0 | – |
| T20I | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | – |
| Test | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | – |
