A 14-member Bangladesh A team travelled to Khulna Monday for the home series against Afghanistan A. The visitors are to reach Dhaka Tuesday for the month-long tour of Bangladesh and travel to Khulna on the same day.
Hosts Bangladesh A team are yet to name their captain for the four-day matches’ series. However, it is understood that the charge will be given to top-order batsman Imrul Kayes. The decision will be taken after national selector and manager for Bangladesh A team for the series Habibul Bashar joins the team today. The squad consists of national team discards in the shape of Anamul Haque, Rokibul Hasan, Kamrul Islam Rabbi and Sanjamul Islam.
The series will feature two four-day cricket games. The first will be played at Khulna’s Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium from July 5. The second game of the series will be held at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from July 12.
The second string Bangladesh team had a light gym and pool session upon reaching Khulna on Monday and will have their first practice session at SANS on Tuesday. The team, for now, is under the supervision of bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake. After finishing a camp in Dhaka, head coach Simon Halmot had to travel home to Australia for a short break and is scheduled to join the team in Khulna on Thursday.
Following the four-day series, the two teams will lock horns in a five-match one-day series. The first three matches are scheduled to take place at ZACS on July 19, 21 and 24, respectively.
