BCB name HP team for Sri Lanka series

Nazmul Hossain Shanto will lead the high performance (HP) squad.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto will lead the high performance (HP) squad.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced the high performance (HP) squad for the three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka Emerging Team.

The matches will be played on 18, 21 and 24 August. The first two matches will be played at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) while the third one will be played at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna, said a BCB media release.

The players called up are: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mohammed Saif Hassan, Naim Sheikh, Yasir Ali Chowdhury (Vice-Captain), Afif Hossain, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Jaker Ali, Nayeem Hasan, Yeasin Arafat, Shafiqul Islam, Sumon Khan, Shahidul Islam, Minhajul Abedin Afridi and Tanvir Islam.

While Manik Khan, Zakir Hasan, Robiul Haque, Fardeen Hossain, Ifran Hossain, Sabbir Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Rana have been named as stand-by.

The Sri Lanka team will also play two four-day matches after the ODI series.