Bangladesh announce squad for Afghanistan T20Is: Details here
Bangladesh will play a two-match T20I series against Afghanistan after the three-match ODI series. Both matches will be played at the Sylhet District Stadium. The hosts have recalled batter Afif Hossain and speedster Ebadot Hossain to their T20I lineup. Ebadot was brilliant in the one-off Test against the Afghans, while Afif has consistently scored runs at the domestic level. Here is the Bangladesh squad.
A look at the Bangladesh squad for the Afghanistan T20Is
Bangladesh Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Litton Kumer Das, Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Afif Hossain. Afif and Ebadot are the ones who have returned to the lineup, while Zaker Ali failed to retain his place in the squad.
A look at Ebadot's career numbers
Known for his raw pace, Ebadot has only featured in four T20Is for Bangladesh to date and has returned with seven wickets. His economy of 9.23 is on the higher side. Overall in T20s, Ebadot has picked up 52 scalps in 53 matches at an economy of 8.18. He has played 11 ODIs and has scalped 21 wickets at an average of 21. 09.
Here are Afif's career stats
It is a double delight for Afif as he has now returned to the ODI and T20I squad for Bangladesh. He has returned with 550 runs from 15 Dhaka Premier League matches at 55. The southpaw has featured in 62 T20Is, scoring 1,020 runs at 21.25. His tally includes three half-centuries. Overall, Afif has scored 2,959 runs in 160 T20s at 23.86.
How did the one-off Test against Afghanistan pan out?
Bangladesh registered a record 546-run win over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Mirpur. Afghanistan got bowled out for 146 and 115 in the two innings respectively. Ebadot was one of the stars with the ball as he scalped 4/47 in the first innings and finished the match with five wickets. Bangladesh will hope that he brings his Test form to the shorter formats.
