Bangladesh team leave for New Zealand to play ODIs, T20Is

Sports desk:  The white-ball squad of the Bangladesh national cricket team are set to leave the country for New Zealand in two separate groups.

The first group are leaving the country on Saturday and the second group on Monday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official revealed the matter.

Bangladesh will play three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals in their three-week-long tour in New Zealand.

The BCB had already announced two separate squads with Najmul Hossain Shanto leading the side in both formats in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan.

The ace allrounder has been in rehab following a finger injury that he sustained during the World Cup.

Senior player Tamim Iqbal continues to skip the national team’s series while pacers Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain also miss the series due to their respective injury.

Squads

ODI: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice Captain), Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Rishad Hossain and Rakibul Hasan

T20I: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Liton Das, Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice Captain), Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam and Tanzim Hasan Sakib

ODI Series:

December 17 – First ODI, University of Otago Oval, Dunedin (Starts 4:00 am Bangladesh Time)

December 20 – Second ODI, Saxton Oval, Nelson (Starts 4:00 am Bangladesh Time)

December 23 – Third ODI, McLean Park, Napier (Starts 4:00 am Bangladesh Time)

T20i Series:

December 27 – First T20i, McLean Park, Napier (Starts 1:10 pm Bangladesh Time)

December 29 – Second T20i, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (Starts 1:10 pm Bangladesh Time)

December 31 – Third T20i, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (Starts 6:00 am Bangladesh Time)