The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka which gets underway in Chattogram on 30 March. Shakib Al Hasan has returned to the Test fold after a gap of one year.
The star allrounder last played a Test in April 2023 when Bangladesh met Ireland in Mirpur. Batsman Tawhid Hridoy, who was drafted in the 15 for the first Test, misses out due to the inclusion of Shakib. Also out is pacer Mushfik Hasan who has picked up an injury on his left ankle which will require rehab. His replacement is fellow right-arm paceman Hasan Mahmud who has played 39 times for Bangladesh in white ball cricket but is yet to feature in a Test. Mahmud has taken 49 wickets from 16 first-class outings.
Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Sylhet by 328 runs. The Test series is a part of the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle:
SQUAD (2nd Test)
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Litton Kumer Das, Mominul Haque Showrab, Shakib Al Hasan, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud