Bangladesh announce squad for T20I series against UAE and Pakistan

The Bangladesh cricket board selected Litton Das as their T20I captain for their upcoming T20I series against UAE and Pakistan. The decision came after Najmul Hossain Shanto stepped down from his captaincy role earlier this year. Offspinner Mahedi Hasan has been named as the deputy of Das. Bangladesh will travel to play seven T20I matches in May against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan. 

Litton has served the Bangladesh national cricket team as an interim captain before. Under his captaincy, the Tiger brigade won in the West Indies by 3-0 against the host nation. Overall, Litton Das has gained experience in leadership through one Test, seven ODIs, and four T20Is. 

The experienced batter was set to play the tenth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) but was unfortunately ruled out due to a hamstring injury.

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The 30-year-old batter has so far played 95 T20 Internationals with a 22.44 average, scored a total of 2020, including an 83-run innings. He played his last twenty-twenty match for Bangladesh in December last year against West Indies and scored 17 in 3 matches. His last T20I fifty came against Afghanistan on 24 June 2024. 

UAE vs BAN T20I series schedule:

1st match: UAE vs BAN, Sat, 17 May '25, Sharjah. 

2nd match: UAE vs BAN, Mon, 19 May '25, Sharjah.

PAK vs BAN T20I series schedule:

1st match: PAK vs BAN, Sun, 25 May '25, Faisalabad.

2nd match: PAK vs BAN, Tue, 27 May '25, Faisalabad.

3rd match: PAK vs BAN, Fri, 30 May '25, Lahore. 

4th match: PAK vs BAN, Sun, 01 Jun '25, Lahore.

5th match: PAK vs BAN, Tue, 03 Jun '25, Lahore. 

Bangladesh squad for T20Is in UAE and Pakistan

Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan (vice-captain), Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana, and Shoriful Islam.