BCB announces Under-19 Aisa Cup squad

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member Bangladesh Under-19 squad for the ACC U19 Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka from September 5 to September 14.

Bangladesh have been drafted in Group B along with hosts Sri Lanka, UAE and Nepal while the Group A comprises of India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kuwait.

The team will leave for Colombo on September 3.

Bangladesh will play their first match against UAE on September 6 while take on Nepal in the second match on September 8 and face off with Sri Lanka in the last group match on September 10.

Semifianals will take place on September 12 and the final is slated for September 14.

SQUAD

Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Anik Sarker, Mahmudul Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy (vice- captain), Shamim Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Akbar Ali (captain), Rakibul Hasan, Mirttunjoy Chowdhury, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan, Mohammad Shahin, Minhazur Rahman and Ashraful Islam.