BSS
  01 Jul 2026, 20:34

Bangladesh announce T20 squad for Zimbabwe series

DHAKA, July 1, 2026 (BSS) -The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced 
the squad for the T20 International series in Zimbabwe today, leaving out the 
captain Liton Das.

Vice-captain Towhid Hridoy will continue to lead the side in absence of Liton 
Das.

Taskin Ahmed and Shamim Patwari are other two cricketers to be left out from 
the Bangladesh's previous T20 series against Australia. Bangladesh lost that 
series 3-0.

Yasir Ali Chowhdury Rabbi, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat 
were recalled to the T20 side, replacing the trio.

Yasir was brought back into the side for his big-hitting prowess while 
Mosaddek's ODI from against Australia prompted the selectors to consider him 
in T20 format.

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo will host the three-match T20 series with the 
first match scheduled at July 15. The second and third match is on July 17 
and 19 respectively.

Squad: Towhid Hridoy (Captain), Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, 
Mohammed Saif Hassan, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Nurul 
Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, 
Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Saifuddin, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain.