Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka with a finger injury sustained during a Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match.
Bangladesh Cricket Board chief sports physician Dr. Debashish Chowdhury said, “Miraz dislocated his right little finger while trying to take a catch in a match on April 24. An X-ray has revealed a small avulsion fracture. A splint has been used to support and protect the injured area. Initial assessments suggest that the recovery could take at least three weeks which effectively rules him out of the first Test against Sri Lanka.”
Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan has been named as Miraz’s replacement in the squad announced for the first Test.
The Sri Lanka cricket team will arrive in Bangladesh on May 8 for a two-match series which is part of the 2021-2023 World Test Championship.
The first Test starts at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on May 15 while the second Test commences at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on May 23.
First Test squad
Mominul Haque (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib al Hasan, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Ebadat Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Rejaur Rahman, Shahidul Islam, Shariful Islam (subject to fitness)
