The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the T20 World Cup scheduled to start on June 2, with the opening game between co-hosts USA and Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium. Najmul Hossain Shanto will captain the team, which also features experienced players such as Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, and Litton Das. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has also been named in the squad despite recovering from an injury.
Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup Squad
Taskin Ahmed suffered a side strain in the 5th match of the recently concluded T20 series against Zimbabwe. But the selectors were hopeful that the 29-year-old, who is also the vice-captain of the team, could recover in time before Bangladesh kick-started their T20 World Cup campaign with the first match against Sri Lanka on June 8.
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But the big surprise was the selection of young fast bowler Tanzim Hasan, who was preferred over Mohammad Saifuddin. The selectors highlighted the reason behind Hasan’s inclusion is that he bowls better in the death overs than Saifuddin, who struggled to bowl yorkers against Zimbabwe.
“We saw Tanzim against Sri Lanka. His dedication and hunger kept him ahead. He is also a good fielder. We didn’t see enough yorkers in the death overs from Saifuddin. He did it in domestic cricket but didn’t do it in against Zimbabwe. Some of his short-pitched balls went over the batters’ head. He was the only player who got changed from the squad we submitted to ICC on April 30,” said Bangladesh selectors.
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Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup Squad: BangladesNajmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Taskin Ahmed (vice-capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan
Reserves: Hasan Mahmud, Afif Hossain
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Bangladesh schedule for T20 World Cup
Before starting the T20 World Cup campaign, Bangladesh will play a three-match T20I series against USA starting May 21, followed by the 2nd game on May 23 and the last match on May 25.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and co will the open their World Cup campaign with the match against neighbour Sri Lanka on June 8, followed by match against South Africa on June 10, against Netherlands on June 13, before playing the last group game against Nepal on June 17.
Bangladesh schedule for ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
| Date | Time (IST) | Opponent |
| June 8, 2024 | 06:00 (AM) | Sri Lanka |
| June 10, 2024 | 08:00 PM | South Africa |
| June 13, 2024 | 08:00 (PM) | Netherlands |
| June 17, 2024 | 05:00 (AM) | Nepal |
