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Bangladesh will play an additional T20I in the series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the Pakistan tour.
The third T20I between Bangladesh and the UAE will be played on 21 May in Sharjah. Initially, the series consisted of two T20 Internationals.
In the light of the recent developments, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made this decision due to the uncertainty surrounding the Pakistan tour.
The rationale behind requesting Emirates Cricket Board for an additional T20I is that BCB wants to keep their team in the UAE, this enabling them to travel to Pakistan as planned.
Addtionally, Bangladesh had planned the series against UAE to prepare for the five-match series against Pakistan, which was originally scheduled to commence on 25 May.
However, the escalation between India and Pakistan prompted the disruption of the calendar. The Pakistan Super League, which was initially postponed, returned with the final on 25 May.
According to ESPN Cricinfo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent the BCB a new draft schedule, which had the first T20I on May 27 and the last on June 5.
For the unversed, Bangladesh outplayed UAE in the first T20I by 27 runs, courtesy of Parvez Hossain Emon’s century.
Put into bat, Bangladesh posted 191-7 in their allocated 20 overs. UAE, in reply, crumbled under pressure and were bowled out on 164 runs on the penultimate ball of the innings.
For Bangladesh, Hasan Mahmud was the stand-out bowler, taking three for 33 in his quota of four overs, while Parvez Hossain Emon was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ for his sublime century.
Bangladesh squad for T20Is in UAE and Pakistan
Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan (vice-capt), Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam
