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BCB Green to take on Red in Tigers inter-squad practice game
DHAKA, May 19, 2021 (BSS)—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced BCB Red and BCB Green team for the inter-squad practice game tomorrow (Thursday) as part of their preparation for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
ODI captain Tamim Iqbal will lead the BCB Red team while Mahmudullah Riyad will be the captain of BCB Green team.
After the match, the final squad for series will be announced, a BCB official said.
The Sri Lanka team will also play an inter-squad game on Friday to prepare them for the series.
The players and support staff of the two teams will go through a Covid-19 test ahead of the first ODI, scheduled for May 23. The rest of the two matches will be held on May 25 and 28 and all of the matches will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh received a blow ahead of the series after fast bowlers Rubel Hossain and Hasan Mahmud were ruled out from the series due to their injury and hence they will not be considered for the selection.
BCB Red: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Imrul Kayes, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
BCB Green: Mahmudullah Riyad (Captain), Naim Sheikh, Shakib Al Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shohidul Islam, Aminul Islam Biplob.
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