Bangladesh already lost the ODI series against England. Now, the upcoming 2023 BAN vs ENG T20 series starting from March 9 is the only hope to beat England in the bilateral T20 series. While England announced the T20 squad 21 days earlier in the one-day series, Bangladesh just announced the T20 team after the second ODI. The T20 series will start on March 9 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The remaining two matches of the series will be played at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on March 12 and 14, respectively. Analysis of Bangladesh T20 Squad Against England Minhajul Abedin Nannu, the chief selector, revealed that Bangladesh think tank is taking a long-term approach to the T20 format and, thus, has included several new players in the T20 squad for the forthcoming England series. Five players who had an impact in the recently completed Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) have been chosen for the Tigers T20I squad to take on England in the coming weeks. Shamim Hossain and Rony Talukdar were the returning players, while Towhid Hridoy, Rejaur Rahman Raja, and Tanvir Islam were selected for their first T20I appearance. Left-arm spinner Tanvir has bowled well in BPL. He took 18 wickets for the champions Comilla Victorians in the 20-over tournament. Towhid Hridoy scored 403 runs in 13 matches for Sylhet Strikers. Sylhet Strikers pacer Rejaur Rahman Raja took 13 wickets in 8 matches. Rony Talukdar, who opened for Rangpur Riders, got a chance in the team after performing in BPL. Read More: Bangladesh-England series tickets to go on sale in Chattogram Sunday Shamim Hossain Patwari, who played the last international T20 match in 2021, has also returned to the squad, attracting attention towards the end of the BPL. He was a member of the U-19 World Cup winning team who played 10 T20s for the country and returned to the national team after a great BPL for Rangpur Riders. Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali Rabi, Sabbir Rahman, and Mohammad Saifuddin have been left out of the T20 World Cup squad to make room for newcomers. 32-year-old Rony Talukdar played the only T20 for the country in 2015. Where he scored 21 runs off 22 balls against South Africa in Mirpur. BCB has announced a 15-member squad for the first two matches of the T20 series against England with Shakib Al Hasan as the captain. Bangladesh T20 Squad in BAN v ENG Series 2023 Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shamim Hossain, Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy, Rejaur Rahman Raja and Tanvir Islam. Read More: Tamim Disappointed Over Team's Sloppy Performance in Loss to England Key Batters of Bangladesh Squad in 2023 BAN v ENG Series  Towhid Hridoy Fans will be eagerly awaiting Towhid Hridoy's first appearance in the T20 series, as he got a chance in the national team due to his successful performance in the BPL. In BPL, he scored 403 runs with a strike rate of 140 and five fifties. Overall, he played 49 T20 matches for the Bangladesh U19 team and scored 1126 runs with five 85 highest scores. It is now up to him to show what he can bring to the Bangladesh team for their match against England. Litton Das Litton Das has been in outstanding form lately. Although he only played one T20 against England, we are eager to see his incredible batting. With 379 runs, Litton is the fourth top scorer in BPL 2023. Apart from this, in his career from 2015-2022, Litton played 65 T20 matches for Bangladesh and scored 1388. However, he only scored 9 runs in his only T20 against England in 2021. So, it is expected that Litton will continue his incredible T20 performance and help Bangladesh in the T20 series. Read More: Bangladesh's ODI series winning streak at home ends with a massive defeat to England Najmul Hossain Shanto Najmul Hossain Shanto can be another key batter for Bangladesh. So far, he has played 17 T20 matches for Bangladesh and scored 384 runs with a high score of 71. However, he has a good track record in recent BPL. In his 15 BPL matches, Shanto has amassed 516 runs at an impressive average of 39.69. He has batted in all 15 innings, remaining not out twice, and has the highest score of 89. Additionally, his BPL 2023 strike rate of 116.74 showcases his ability to score quickly and efficiently. With such impressive stats, Shanto is definitely a cricketer to watch out for against England. Key Bowlers in Bangladesh Team in 2023 BAN v ENG Series  Mehidy Hasan Miraz Since his white ball debut against England on October 20, 2016, Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been showing his excellence with the ball. The English batsmen were completely taken aback by the power of his delivery, as he took six wickets in the first innings in his debut test. However, Miraz is yet to play any T20 against England. In his last two ODI matches with England, Miraz took 4 wickets, which indicates that he understood the English batsmen’s tactics. So, going up against England in the T20 will surely motivate Miraz to perform to the best of his abilities. Read More: Bangladesh secures spot in 2024 Women's T20 World Cup as hosts Taskin Ahmed We must now look ahead to Taskin Ahmed's performance following Miraz, who is evidently a very committed bowler for Bangladesh. Taskin was invited to play three games in the ongoing PSL but declined the offer as he was more eager to take on England. Up to now, he has got four wickets in two matches in this ongoing ODI series. So, he will surely give his best in the bilateral T20 series against the English. Key Bangladeshi Allrounder in BAN v ENG T20 Series  Shakib Al Hasan Regarded as the greatest cricketer of all time in Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan is capable of altering the course of any match at any time. We eagerly await his batting and bowling prowess in the T20 series. However, he didn’t have an excellent performance in the ongoing ODI series. He scored 66 runs and took 2 wickets in two matches. Shakib played only one T20 against England and scored only 4 runs. Further, he is yet to get any wickets against England in T20. So, the upcoming series will be Shakib’s chance to show his class. Read More: Tamim-Shakib Clash: How ready Bangladesh are to face England Final Words Bangladesh's T20 team is not as organized as ODIs. There is much room for change and development. Najmul Hossain Shanto’s opening pair has scope for change. Sylhet Strikers opener Tawhid Hridoy batted very well in the BPL. So, he might get a chance in the starting eleven. Since Bangladesh is moving forward with a long-term plan for the T20 team, we might see some changes in three matches of the BAN vs ENG T20 series 2023.

Bangladesh on Tuesday announced a 16-member T20 squad for a three-match T20I series against Pakistan starting on November 19. Four new faces have been included in this squad, which is clearly manifesting that the Tigers are keeping an eye on the future. Among the players who were part of the Bangladesh squad in the T20 World Cup 2021, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Rubel Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin have been left out of Pakistan series. Bangladesh included right-handed opener Saif Hassan, right-handed batter Yasir Ali, wicketkeeper-batter Akbar Ali and right-handed pacer Shohidul Islam in the squad. Among them, Saif has the experience of playing a few Tests, but the others are yet to don a national team jersey. Also read: Mushfiqur rested, Akbar called as BCB announces T20Is squad vs Pakistan “The performance in the World Cup was disastrous for us,” chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu told the media on Tuesday. “So we have to find some new players to open the new possibilities, and this format is the place where we can make some quick changes. I believe that the new players are all set for some international exposure.” Along with Saif, Yasir has been around the national team for a while now. He has been performing well in the domestic circuit for the last few years, which was enough to consider him in the new-look T20 team. But the inclusion of Akbar and Shohidul came as surprise. Akbar was the captain of the Bangladesh team that won the ICC U-19 World Cup in 2020. He has been playing some good cricket at the domestic level, but there was no space for him in the national team given the current team combination. But the absence of Mushfiqur and Liton together paved a way for him as a backup wicketkeeper-batter. “In the current setup, Sohan (Nurul Hasan) is our number one wicketkeeper. There is no wicketkeeper in the squad without him. So we thought that Akbar is the best option in this position. The team management can play him if they want to. He has a good chance of making it to the playing XI if our main wicketkeeper gets injured. And at the same time, we want to make him prepared for the future,” Minhajul said. Akbar played 29 T20 matches so far and scored 337 at an average of 21.06 and a strike rate of 126.69 with a highest of 45 not out. Also read: Rizwan reveals secrets of Pakistan’s strength in T20 WC Right-arm pacer Rubel was added to Bangladesh’s touring party during the World Cup as a standby player. But he was included later to the main squad after an injury to Saifuddin. Rubel came back after the World Cup without playing any match. It was expected that he would make it to the squad against Pakistan, but the selectors thought otherwise giving a chance to Shohidul. Shohidul played 37 T20s and bagged 54 wickets with four four-wicket hauls. He is one of the best bowlers in Bangladesh’s domestic circuit who has been playing really good cricket. But that he w0uld get a chance in the national team so soon, maybe Shahidul himself did not expect it. Along with these new players, Bangladesh called up Aminul Islam Biplob as well. The legspinner did not get enough chances previously despite being one of the best legspinners in the country. “Biplob was on our radar,” Minhajul said. “I think we need a legspinner in our T20 setup. The team management can rely on him.”

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