Bangladesh A, the second-string national cricket team, will embark on a tour of Pakistan next month, featuring two four-day matches and three one-day matches against Pakistan A. The tour will run concurrently with the Bangladesh senior men’s Test tour of Pakistan, which begins on August 21.
The first four-day match will be held from August 10 to 13 in Islamabad, with the second scheduled from August 17 to 20. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque, two experienced Test players, will feature in the first four-day match alongside Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Nayeem Hasan, and Hasan Mahmud.
For the second four-day match, Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali, Towhid Hridoy, and Mohammad Saifuddin will replace the six players from the first game. Shahadat Hossain, Mahidul Islam, and Mosaddek Hossain will play in both four-day matches.
The one-day series will consist of three matches on August 23, 25, and 27. The squad for the one-day series includes Anamul Haque, Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy, Mahidul Islam, Mosaddek Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rejaur Rahman Raja, and Ruyel Miah.
This tour marks the first time since the 2003-04 season that Bangladesh A will play first-class matches. The team will depart for Islamabad on August 6.
