DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad, titled BCB XI, for the practice match against visiting England cricket team which is scheduled to be played on October 4 (Tuesday).

The 50-over match will be played at Khan Saheb Osmani Stadium in Fatullah of Narayanganj.

The squad includes Ebadat Hossain, who was discovered during the Robi Pacer Hunt program.

BCB XI Squad: Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Hossain Shanta, Nasir Hossain, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Mohammad Al Amin, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Sunzamul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Alauddin Babu, Al-Amin Hossain, Ebadat Hossain, M Manik.

Earlier, the English cricket team, led by Jos Butler, arrived in Dhaka on September 30 (Friday) to play a full series of three one-day-international (ODI) match series and two test matches.

The first two ODIs will be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka on October 7 and October 9 respectively.

The third ODI will be played at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on October 12.

The first test match will also be played at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong from October 20 to 24 while the second test will be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka from October 28 to November 1.

BDST: 0958 HRS, OCT 02, 2016
SR