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On Thursday, May 20, Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returns to the squad as Bangladesh Cricket announced 19 players squad including 4 on standby against Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh has decided to continue with the same combination of players that toured New Zealand in March but this time Rubel Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, and Al Amin Hossain haven’t included in the squad.
The three matches ODI Super League that will be played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will conclude on May 28 and these matches will be played within a bio-bubble extending between the team hotel and Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Just after finishing the ODI series on May 28, the Sri Lankan team will depart on the next day itself. Players selected for the first two ODIs that will be played on 23 and 25 May in Mirpur are listed below:
Full Squad: Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmadullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam
Players on Stand by: Mohammad Naim, Taijul Islam, Shohidul Islam, Aminul Islam Biplob