A 15-member Bangladesh U-19 cricket team will leave Dhaka Monday morning for a 20-day long tour of New Zealand.
The side will be led by young wicketkeeper-batsman Akbar Ali with top-order batsman Towhid Hridoy as his deputy.
Bangladesh U-19 in the tour will play five youth ODIs against the host.
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The Bangladesh U-19 outfit have been passing a busy time as part of their preparation for the U-19 World Cup 2020, to be held in South Africa.
The five one-dayers against New Zealand U-19 will be played on September 29, October 2, 6, 9 and 13.
All the matches will be played at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln University in Christchurch.
Squad
Akbar Ali (Captain), Towhid Hridoy (Vice Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Mohammad Parvez, Shahadat Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Asadullah Hill, Shariful Islam, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Mahmudul Hasan, Tanzim Hasan, Avishek Das, Shamim Hossain, Anik Sarker and Hasan Morad
Stand-by
Amit Hasan, Prantik Nawrose, Ashraful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Shahin Alom and Minhazur Rahman
