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Opener Mohammad Naim and pacer Ebadot Hossain have been added to the Bangladesh squad for the ODI series against Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said Saturday. The players were called up to play in the ODIs after Nurul Hasan Sohan and Liton Das were ruled out of the series due to injuries. Bangladesh lost the first ODI of the series Friday. This was the first ODI win of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in nine years. Also, this was the first time that Zimbabwe won an ODI match against Bangladesh by chasing 300 or more runs. Read: BAN vs ZIM 1st ODI 2022: 5 Talking Points Before that match, Bangladesh won 19 ODIs in a row against Zimbabwe. The second and third ODIs of the series will be played on August 7 and 10 at the Harare Sports Club. Ahead of the ODI series, Bangladesh lost the three-match T20I series 2-1 against the hosts.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced an 18-member ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against West Indies.