Bangladesh Welcomes Back Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana for T20I Series Against Australia

Bangladesh's T20I Squad Update

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 11: The Bangladesh cricket team has announced the return of pacers Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana to their T20I lineup for the upcoming three-match series against Australia, commencing next week. Both players were rested during the previous T20I series against New Zealand in April.

To make room for the returning bowlers, seamer Ripon Mondol and seam-bowling allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin have been dropped from the squad, as reported by a sports news outlet.

Nahid Rana has only played one T20I match, which was against the UAE in May of the previous year, while Taskin last participated in a T20I against Zimbabwe in October 2025. The pace attack will also feature Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, who was part of the squad during the New Zealand series but did not take the field.

Test Squad Changes

In updates regarding the Test squad, selectors have made four adjustments, including the inclusion of batsman Towhid Hridoy for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare later this month. Hridoy has played 52 ODIs and 59 T20Is since his debut in 2023, although he has limited experience in first-class cricket, having scored three centuries in 16 matches. Chief selector Habibul Bashar noted that Hridoy was selected to enhance the batting aggression.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Taskin, and Rana have been rested from the Test squad as part of a rotation strategy, Bashar explained. Medium-pacer Robiul Haque, who has accumulated 107 wickets and 620 runs in 32 first-class matches, has been included to develop as a fast-bowling allrounder. Khaled Ahmed has also made a return to the squad.

Upcoming Matches

Bangladesh is set to face Australia in three T20Is on June 17, 19, and 21 in Chattogram. The Test squad will depart for Harare on June 23, with the Test match scheduled to commence on June 28.

Bangladesh T20I squad against Australia includes:

Litton Das (captain, wicketkeeper), Parvez Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tawhid Hridoy, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain.

Bangladesh Test squad for the one-off match against Zimbabwe:

Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Tanzid Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Tawhid Hridoy, Amite Hasan, Robiul Haque.