Bangladesh announce T20 squad for Zimbabwe series

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.