Overview
- CWI confirmed fast bowler Shamar Joseph is out with shoulder discomfort and will consult a specialist in England to begin rehabilitation.
- Left-arm seamer Jediah Blades suffered a lower-back stress fracture, ruling him out of the Bangladesh series and the upcoming New Zealand tour as he returns home for rehab.
- Akeal Hosein has been added to the ODI squad to strengthen spin and is expected to arrive in Dhaka before the second match on October 21.
- Left-arm pacer Ramon Simmonds has been included for the remaining ODIs, receiving a maiden ODI call-up after two T20I appearances.
- Bangladesh reinforced their attack with left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed after winning the opener by 74 runs on a turning Sher-e-Bangla surface where Rishad Hossain and Tanvir Islam shared eight wickets.