On Tuesday, December 10, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the upcoming T20I. series Against West Indies National Cricket Team.
Veteran batsman Litton Das has been named the captain of Bangladesh T20I team against West Indies National Cricket Team.
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Najmul Hossain Shanto will not play in West Indies T20I
Regular T20I captain Najmul Hossain has been ruled out of the series due to a groin problem. He did not participate teams Announced for Test and ODI series against Men in Maroon.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz handed over the leadership in the absence of Najmul Hossain Shanto in the Test and ODI series, while the selection committee trusted Litton Das to lead the team nicely in the T20I series.
Speaking of major inclusions, Ripon Mondol has earned his first call-up to the T20I squad. Afif HuseynSoumya Sarkar, Nasum Ahmed and Shamim Hossain are back in the squad.
Bangladesh Squad for T20I Series vs West Indies:
Squad: Litton Das (Captain), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Sakib. Hasan MahmudRipon Mondol
Bangladesh managed to draw the Test series
The Tigers suffered a massive defeat in the opening Test series against the West Indies National Cricket Team as they were bowled out by 201 runs. However, the team led by Mehidi Hasan Miraz did not give up and made a strong comeback in the second game.
The visitors looked better in the second Test and put in a great performance. This helped them to a remarkable 101-run win and level the series at 1-1.
Currently, the two teams are locking horns in the three-match ODI series, with the Men In Maroon claiming a 5-wicket win in the first game.
Speaking after the defeat, Mehidy Hasan Miraz blamed the bowlers’ poor performance as a result and said they would learn a lot from the defeat.
“(Overall) Yes, we were satisfied. 294 is a very good score on this kind of pitch. Credit to them, especially Hope and Rutherford. They got a partnership for that wicket,” he said.
“It was a difficult day for our bowlers. We started very well, especially Nahid, Taşkin and Tanzim, they bowled very well. But after that we didn’t bat well in the middle innings, we couldn’t score. It might have happened, but they still played well and got a lot of things. we will learn, we will focus on how to be better in the next matches, so I think we have a good chance,” he added.
After the conclusion of the ODI series, Bangladesh and West Indies will face each other in a three-match T20I series on December 16, 18 and 20.
