Aliss Al Islam earns first ODI call up

Bangladesh will play a tri nation ODI series in the United Arab Emirates after a long break. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the series against Afghanistan and Zimbabwe on Saturday. Litton Das will lead Bangladesh with Towhid Hridoy named vice captain.

As expected, the squad features the regular ODI players. Mystery spinner Aliss Al Islam has earned his first call up to the ODI team. He has already made his T20I debut. Nahid Rana has been left out of the squad due to injury.

Zimbabwe have also announced their squad. Regular captain Richard Ngarava has been ruled out as he has not recovered from a back injury. Sikandar Raza will lead Zimbabwe. Graeme Cremer, who played in the ODI series against Australia last month, has not been included this time.

Wicketkeeper batter Tafadzwa Sigga and leg spinner Vincent Masekesa have earned places in the squad. Both could make their international ODI debuts. The tri nation series will begin in Abu Dhabi on October 17 with the Bangladesh Zimbabwe match.

Bangladesh Squad

Litton Das (captain), Towhid Hridoy (vice-captain), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan, Saifuddin, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Kazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam and Aliss Al Islam.

Zimbabwe Squad

Sikandar Raza (captain), Ben Curran, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Ernest Masuku, Newman Nyamhuri, Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tafadzwa Sigga, Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza and Wesley Madhevere.

Schedule

• October 17: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, Abu Dhabi
• October 19: Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Abu Dhabi
• October 21: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Sharjah

October 23: Final, Sharjah