Shakib back to lead Bangladesh in first T20I

Dhaka: Shakib Al Hasan, who missed the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which Bangladesh lost 1-0, has returned as captain to the Twenty20 International set-up for the first fixture of a two-match series against the same opponents, starting on 15 February in Dhaka.

The 15-man squad for the game includes four uncapped players: Abu Jahed Rahi, Ariful Haque, Zakir Hasan and Afif Hossain.

Jahed, a right-arm fast-medium bowler, has 34 wickets from 30 T20 matches, while Haque, a middle-order batsman, has scored 584 runs from 44 games at a strike rate of 122.68, and Hasan is a wicketkeeper-batsman with 18 T20 appearances under his best.

Bangladesh squad for first T20I: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Abu Hider, Abu Jayed, Ariful Haque, Mahedi Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Afif Hossain.

Changes in squad as per last T20

In: Tamim Iqbal, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider, Abu Jayed, Ariful Haque, Mahedi Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Afif Hossain

Out: Imrul Kayes, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Taskin Ahmed

The teams have a two-day gap after the first match before playing the second and final game in Sylhet on 18 February.

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

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