Experienced batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is all set to miss the first round of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) due to fever and hamstring injury.

Mushfiqur is drafted into the BCB North Zone which will take on South Zone at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday.

Mushfiqur is the fourth cricketer to miss the first round after South Zone’s Imrul Kayes, pacer Khaled Ahmed and Shadman Islam.

The BCB tournament committee has decided to cut the red-ball tournament short this time, running it in a single league format to create a window for the upcoming 2019-2020 Dhaka Premier League.