Afif, Ebadot return to T20 squad for Afghan series

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday named their squad for the two-match series against Afghanistan. Afif Hossain and Ebadot Hossain return to the team for the upcoming Afghanistan T20I series. Afif was also named in the ODI squad for the series against Afghanistan. In 62 T20Is, he has gathered 1020 runs. Having made his debut in the format during the Asia Cup in 2022, Ebadot has cracked seven wickets in four T20Is. He took 4-47 in the one-off Test against Afghanistan earlier this week. Afghanistan’s tour of Bangladesh began with a one-off Test, which was won by a massive margin of 546 runs by the hosts. The three-match ODI encounter will be followed by a three-match T20I series. Bangladesh T20I squad: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Litton Das, Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain and Afif Hossain. Earlier, Afghanistan announced a squad for ODIs against Bangladesh. Star spinner Rashid Khan has made his return to the side after being rested for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, as Bangladesh hosts Afghanistan for a three-match ODI series.