Bangladesh men cricket team will leave the country for New Zealand on Friday to participate in a tri-nation T20 series there.

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, which will be played in Australia next month, Bangladesh will take part in the tri-series that also involves Pakistan.

Bangladesh made a change to their staff as team manager Nafis Iqbal has been removed, and senior media manager Rabeed Imam has been appointed as the new team manager. 

The first match of the tri-series will take place on October 7 when Bangladesh will take on Pakistan. Then, they’ll have two matches with host New Zealand and another one with Pakistan. Three teams will have the cance to face each other twice in the round robin league.

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, missed the UAE series for CPL.  But he will join the Bangladesh team in New Zealand.

Bangladesh squad for the New Zealand tri-series and the T20 World Cup: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan (vice-captain), Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, and Standby players: Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Soumya Sarkar. 

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