New-look Bangladesh pace attack for T20Is against Black Caps
All-rounder Abdul Gaffar Saqlain receives his maiden T20I call up as Bangladesh announce squad for the first two games.
Bangladesh have unveiled their squad for the first two matches in the T20I series against New Zealand, that commences from 27 April in Chattogram.
Bangladesh squad for first two T20Is: Litton Das (Captain), Mohammed Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Mohammed Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tawhid Hridoy, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol, Shaif Uddin, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain.
The hosts have chosen to go with a new-look fast bowling attack for the couple of initial fixtures by resting the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.
Pace bowling allrounder Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, who is also a handy batter down the order, has received his maiden T20I call up to the national team.
Pacer Ripon Mondal, who has impressive death bowling skills has also been called in, as a reward for his consistency. The 23-year-old has played three T20 matches for Bangladesh but all in the 2023 Asian Games cricket competition.
The second match will be played at the same venue on 29 April while the final fixture of the series will be held at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on 2 May.
Currently the hosts are in a tussle with New Zealand in the 50-over format wherein Bangladesh bounced back in the second ODI, winning by six wickets after losing out on the first match by 26 runs.
Series schedule:
First T20I: April 27, Chattogram
Second T20I: April 29, Chattogram
Third T20I: May 2, Dhaka