adminALL-ROUNDER Mosaddek Hossain will lead Bangladesh in the third T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club today.
Nurul Hasan has been ruled out of the series with an injured index finger he sustained during the second game on Sunday.
Mahmudullah, who is already in Zimbabwe for the ODI series, has been named Nurul’s replacement in the T20I squad.
Mahmudullah, who was replaced as T20I captain for the series, was part of the senior group of players who were rested for this tour. Bangladesh are without a number of experienced players in the series including Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim, while Tamim Iqbal retired from the format in July.
Mosaddek, who took career-best figures of 5-20 in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, has captaincy experience in domestic cricket.
He has led Abahani in white-ball formats 36 times since 2019 and has also captained the Sylhet Thunder franchise during the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League.
Mosaddek has also led Bangladesh A in two matches and has been captain for six first-class matches for Barishal Division and Central Zone in domestic cricket.
Nurul had fractured his left index finger while keeping against fast bowler Hasan Mahmud towards the end of the Zimbabwe innings in the second T20I.
Bangladesh bounced back from a 17-run defeat in the first T20I to win the second game convincingly and level the series 1-1.
They will play the third and the final T20I today, which will be followed by three ODIs in Harare. Sikanda Raza has been brilliant for Zimbabwe in this series and a lot will depend on how he performs today. – Sports Reporter/Cricinfo
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter