Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 2020: BCB Announce 15-Man Squad For Two ODIs

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Sunday, announced their squad for the 1st and 2nd ODIs versus Zimbabwe, here at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) in Sylhet.

The biggest news for Bangladesh comes in the form of skipper Masrafe Bin Mortaza’s inclusion in the team, after missing out the previous ODI series versus Sri Lanka through injury.

Meanwhile, uncapped players such as Naim Sheikh and Afif Hossain have also found a place in the 15 man squad. Zimbabwe are currently on a tour of Bangladesh, where they will play one Test, two T20Is and three ODIs.

The Test match began earlier on Saturday, with visitors making 265 runs in their first innings on Day 1. In reply, the home side made 240 runs at loss of three wickets by the end of play on Day 2.

Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for ODIs versus Zimbabwe:

The Bangladesh cricketing body has announced a 15-man strong squad for their first two games of the upcoming ODI series.

Speaking after the squad announcement, Chairman of BCB’s selection panel Minhajul Abedin said, “It is great to have Mortaza back as his experience and leadership is vital to our one day cricket. Shaif Uddin is also key to the team’s balance.”

He continued, “We had to make certain adjustments in the last ODI series we had played in as a number of cricketers were unavailable due to various reasons but I am happy that we now have a fit pool of players to select from.”

Abedin further added, “Shanto’s current form in international and domestic cricket  gets him into the team while Naim and Afif are also part of our long term plan for the shorter version.”

Here is the squad in full:

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (c), Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Kumar Das, Taijul Islam, Afif Hossain, Naim Sheikh, Al Amin Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shafiul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman.

Bangladesh will play Zimbabwe in three ODI games with the first one scheduled for 1st March, and the second and third matches will be played on 3rd and 6th March respectively. All the games will be played at SICS, Sylhet.