BCB announces squad for tri-nation series

Anamul, Sunzamul return to the fold with Taskin, Soumya remaining out


FE Team | Published: January 07, 2018 16:46:24 | Updated: January 08, 2018 19:19:50


BCB announces squad for tri-nation series

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

BCB's Chief Selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu announced the squad on Sunday through a press conference at the media centre of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka.

Anamul Haque, Sunzamul Islam and Mohammad Mithun have returned to the Bangladesh squad.

Pacer Taskin Ahmed and opener Soumya Sarker have been left out.

The tri-nation series will kick off on January 15. Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe on the first match.

All the matches are scheduled to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Bangladesh, according to bdnews24, will also face Sri Lanka in Test and T20 games after the tournament. The first of two Tests is scheduled to start on January 31, while the first T20 is on Feb 15.

Squad: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Mithun, Anamul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, Rubel Hossain, Sunzamul Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin and Abul Hasan.

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