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Bangladesh A team off to Ireland
DHAKA, July 28, 2018 (BSS)- The Bangladesh A team left for Dublin, Ireland today to play five-match one-day series and three-match T20 series against their Ireland counterpart.
The One-day series will be played in Wicklow from August 1 to August 10, followed by the three T20 games in Dublin on August 13, 15 and 17.
Soumya Sarkar and Nazmul Hossain Santo have been named in the Bangladesh A team.
The duo are currently touring with the national team in West Indies.
Top order batsman Nazmul is likely to join the A team following the ODI series against West Indies while Soumya will join the side in Ireland following the three-match T20I series against West Indies.
Mominul will lead the second string Bangladesh side in the five One-day series while top order batsman Soumya Sarkar will captain the team for the three T20 matches that follow the 50-over games.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board made a last minute inclusion of wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Mithun in place of Soumya for the one-day series against Ireland.
Soumya is currently touring with the national team in West Indies. Bangladesh ‘A’ team: Mominul Haque (ODI captain), Mohammad Mithun, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Afif Hossain, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Al-Amin, Zakir Hasan, Naim Hasan, Sanjamul Islam, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Saifuddin, Mizanur Rahman, Saif Hasan and Taskin Ahmed.
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