Overview

• Bangladesh’s board confirmed a 16-player squad and four standbys for the UAE tournament, retaining Litton Das as T20 captain.
• Nurul Hasan Sohan and Saif Hassan earned recalls after strong domestic form, while former captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was left out.
• Standby list features Mehidy Hasan Miraz alongside Soumya Sarkar, Tanvir Islam and Hasan Mahmud.
• The selected squad will first face the Netherlands in three T20Is in Sylhet on August 30, September 1 and 3.
• Bangladesh open Group B against Hong Kong on September 11 in Abu Dhabi before meeting Sri Lanka on September 13 and Afghanistan on September 16, with pace led by Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam and spin options Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed and Rishad Hossain.