Bangladesh have announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan. Shakib Al Hasan will lead the side in the two-match leg, all set to begin from July 14. Shakib missed the one-off Test versus Afghanistan due to a finger injury suffered during the ODI series against Ireland in May.
The series also sees the return of Afif Hossain and Ebadot Hossain. There’s no place for wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali who was in the T20I 🌜squad for the Ireland sꦇeries in March.
Afif, who has also been included in the ODI squad for the series against Afghanistan, played his last T20I match versus England 🌠in March. Across 62 T20Is, he has accumulated 1020 runs at a strike rate of 120.28.
On the other hand, Ebadot did not feature in the T20I team against England♔ or Ireland, and his most recent appearance was in the T20 World🦄 Cup in November last year. Ebadot made his debut in the T20 format during the Asia Cup in 2022, where he took seven wickets in four T20Is. In the one-off Test against Afghanistan, he showcased a notable performance by claiming figures of 4-47.
The two-match T20I rubber will be played in Syl♒het on July 14 and 16 after the three ODIs. Bangladesh have only hosted T20Is in July onc🧜e before, which was during their encounter against South Africa in 2015.
Bangladesh T20I squad:
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Rony Talukdar, Najmul♎ Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shori🍸ful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Afif Hossain
Schedule for the T20I series:
- First T20I – July 14, Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
- Second T20I – July 16, Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
