Led by wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan Sohan, Bangladesh national cricket team is all set to leave for Dubai on Thursday afternoon to play in the SKYEXCH Friendship T20 Series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Their flight is slated for 5.30pm. The two-match series will be played at the Dubai Cricket Stadium with the matches on September 25 and 27. The team will return home on September 28. Both games are day-nighters starting at 8pm Bangladesh time.
Tigers` regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan however will not be available for the series as he is currently in West Indies to play the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), a T20 league.
Squad for the T20 series against UAE:
Nurul Hasan Sohan (Captain), Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain Saikot, Liton Kumer Das, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar and Rishad Hossain.