The second team will play a total of two four-day matches, excluding three one-day matches against Pakistan A.
Mohammed Issam
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haq will play their first four-day match for Bangladesh A in Pakistan next month. The second team will play two four-day matches in addition to three one-day matches against Pakistan A. The matches will coincide with the Bangladesh senior men’s Test tour of Pakistan, which begins on August 21.
The entire series will be played in Islamabad, with the first four-day match starting from August 10. Besides Mushfiqur and Mominul, the selectors have also picked Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Naeem Hasan and Hasan Mahmood for the first match. Mushfiqur missed Bangladesh’s last Test series against Sri Lanka with a fractured thumb, but Mominul, Joy, Zakir and Mahmood played in that series. Naeem is also a Test specialist.
These six players will be replaced in the second match on August 17. They will be replaced by Mohammed Naim, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Jaquel Ali, Tawhid Hridoy and Mohammed Saifuddin.
Shahadat Hossain, Mahidul Islam and Mosaddeq Hossain are the three batsmen selected for both the four-day matches but are unlikely to play in the Test match against Pakistan, while left-arm spinners Hasan Murad and Tanvir Islam, fast bowlers Tanzim Hasan Saqib, Rejaur Rahman Raja and Ruiel Mia will play in both matches.
This will be the first time Bangladesh A will play a first-class match since the 2003-04 season, when they participated in the PCB Patrons’ Trophy. Bangladesh A will leave for Islamabad on August 6.
Bangladesh A team to play first four-day match: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Anamul Haq, Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Mosaddeq Hossain, Mahidul Islam, Naeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Saqib, Lezar Rahman Raja, Ruel Mia
Bangladesh A team to play second match in four days: Anamul Haq, Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Shahadat Hossain, Mosaddeq Hossain, Jaikar Ali, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahidul Islam, Hasan Murad, Tanvir Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanzim Hasan Saqib, Lezar Rahman Raja, Ruel Mia
Bangladesh One-Day Series A Team: Anamul Haq, Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahidul Islam, Mosaddeq Hossain, Jaikar Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanveer Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanzim Hasan Saqib, Leyar Rahman Raja, Ruel Mia
Tour Schedule
August 10-13: First four days of matches
August 17-20: Second four-day match
August 23rd, 25th, 27th: 3 one-day matches
Mohammed Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
