“I have to improve myself. If I was there, the match would have finished earlier,” Bangladesh captain Litton Das said, his voice heavy with regret, after Bangladesh’s 14-run defeat to the West Indies in the second T20I in Chattogram on Wednesday.

Having suffered a 16-run defeat in the first T20I against the West Indies in Chattogram on Monday, Bangladesh will be looking to keep the three-match series alive with a win in today’s second game at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Cricket Stadium.

Litton Das did something uncharacteristic of a Bangladesh captain after his side’s defeat in the first T20I against the West Indies in Chattogram on Monday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board appear to be in a sticky wicket in filling the Test captaincy role, left vacant by former skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das hoped that his players would get challenged by the West Indies in the upcoming three-match T20I series in Chattogram as it would help them prepare for next year’s ICC T20 World Cup, starting in February in Sri Lanka and India.

Regular skipper Litton Das has returned to lead Bangladesh as the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the opening two T20 Internationals against West Indies.

Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das is expected to return to competitive cricket through the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies, scheduled to begin on October 27 in Chattogram.

The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has been sidelined for nearly a month.

Bangladesh star Soumya Sarkar's participation in the series against Afghanistan is in doubt as he faces UAE visa complications.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das has apologised to fans after the team fell short of their Asia Cup 2025 target, admitting it was heartbreaking to miss the last two games through injury.

Soumya Sarkar was named in the Bangladesh T20I squad to face Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series in UAE next week, the left-handed batter’s first inclusion in the shortest format since December last year.

Bangladesh's Asia Cup campaign ended with a defeat to Pakistan in the virtual semifinal on Thursday. However, the team will not be returning home now. Just a few days later, a bilateral series against Afghanistan will begin in the UAE.

The 11-run defeat might suggest a close contest, but in truth, the Tigers were out of it long before Rishad Hossain’s late blows narrowed the margin.

Bangladesh captain Liton Das was seen holding an ice bag in his hand as he stepped off the team bus and entered the ground ahead of their final Asia Cup T20 Super Four fixture against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

In Wednesday’s crucial Asia Cup Super Four match against India, Bangladesh missed their captain Litton Das due to injury. The team couldn’t put up much of a fight either, losing the contest by 41 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Jaker Ali led Bangladesh against India in their Super Four game in Dubai on Wednesday, which ended in a 41-run defeat, in place of regular captain Litton Das, who had suffered an injury in practice on Monday. 

Bangladesh's chase never gained momentum, with Saif's valiant fifty proving insufficient as wickets tumbled around him.

Jaker Ali is likely to keep wickets for Bangladesh instead of skipper Litton Das in their Asia Cup T20 Super Four clash against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. 

Bangladesh T20I captain Litton Das suffered a back strain during practice at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Monday, raising concerns ahead of the Tigers’ clash against India.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das heaped praises on Saif Hassan and others after his side clinched a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening Super Four match in the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.