2024-05-08 21:31:20
Shakib Al Hasan and Mostafizur Rahman returned to the national team squad for the last two T20Is against Zimbabwe. Soumya Sarkar also returned to the 15-member squad after recovering from injury.
Parvez Hossain Imon and Afif Hossain have been dropped from the squad for the first three T20Is. The two did not get a match. Shariful Islam has been rested by the team management.
The last two matches of the bilateral series will be held at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on May 10 and 12. The games will start on May 10 at 6 pm and on Sunday, May 12 at 10 am.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the T20 team after 10 months. Last played series against Afghanistan in July 2023. Mostafizur Rahman, who had played in IPL, was rested by the team management. He was not kept in the squad in three matches in Chittagong. He is scheduled to take the field in Dhaka.
Meanwhile, Soumya was not kept in the squad as she did not fully recover from the injury. However, the team management did not hide him. They prepared him by keeping him with the team. It is almost certain that the left-handed top-order batsman will be in the XI in Dhaka.
Bangladesh secured the expected series win against Zimbabwe with three consecutive wins. The first three T20 matches of the five-match series were played in Chittagong. Batting later in the first two and batting first in the last, the hosts secured the expected victory.
Bangladesh Squad: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Liton Kumar Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawheed Hriday, Mahmudullah, Zaker Ali Anik, Sheikh Mehdi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mostafizur Rahman, Tanjim Hasan Shakib, Soumya Sarkar, Tanveer Islam And Saif Uddin.