Desk Report
Publish: 09 Sep 2021, 07:57 pm
Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman || Photo: Collected
Bangladesh are likely to rest the
ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and premier pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the
squad of the fifth and final Twenty20 International game against New Zealand
tomorrow.
Shakib's rest is purely for his
injury concern as his finger injury that forced him miss some of the matches this year seemed to be back. The team management, therefore, is reluctant to take
risk with him with the T20 World Cup approaching fast.
If Shakib is rested, he would
have to wait to be the highest wicket-taker of T20 International cricket,
eclipsing Lasith Maling. Shakib needs just two wickets to go past Malinga. The
two wickets also would make him the first player to score 12000 runs and 600
wickets simultaneously in International cricket.
Shakib however has been off-color in the series against New Zealand, where he made just 45 runs and
claimed four wickets. This was a sharp fall for the player who was adjudged man
of the series against Australia in Bangladesh's 4-1 win last month.
Mustafizur Rahman who got a wicket
particularly to his likings has been in form of his life. He indeed looked
unplayable for most of the time in the series against Australia and in the ongoing
series against New Zealand, things don't look different. The Kiwis also found
him tougher to score. But he could be rested too to give other players a chance
to play.
Along with the duo, Mohammad
Saifuddin and Nasum Ahmed are likely to be rested as the team management wants
to test the bench strength in the fifth game, which is Bangladesh's last
International match ahead of the World Cup.
Bangladesh is currently leading
the series 3-1. They won the first match by seven wickets and the second one by four
runs before tasting a 52-run defeat in the third game. However, the home side
bounced back strongly in the fourth game and won it by six wickets to confirm
the first-ever bilateral T20 series against New Zealand. It was the third straight
series victory in this format, having beaten Zimbabwe and Australia earlier.
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