Mash delays departure

Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza did not fly for the West Indies with the six other ODI specialists as scheduled as his wife Sumona Haque's illness has not improved.

Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Islam and Abu Hider flew yesterday evening on the same flight that Mashrafe was supposed to board but he eventually opted to stay back as Sumona's condition is yet to stabilise.

Two other members of the ODI squad -- Mustafizur Rahman and Anamul Haque were scheduled to board a different flight in the early hours of Saturday.

It was also learnt that Sumona will undergo another medical inspection tomorrow and if doctors find any improvement, Mashrafe will likely fly for the West Indies on July 16.

Bangladesh will play a warm-up game on July 19 in Jamaica before the start of the three-ODI series on July 22.