Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team left for India for participation in the upcoming youth tri-nation tournament yesterday. The competition will be held in Kolkata, India to be commenced from November 20. The host India and Afghanistan will compete with Bangladesh in the event. Jadavpur University ground will host all the seven matches including the final of the competition. Bangladesh will play four matches against their opponents before the final.
The curtain of the three-nation competition will be raised with the match between Bangladesh and their next door neighbours India on November 20.
The visitors will next face-off Afghanistan on November 21. They will play two consecutive matches against India and Afghanistan on November 23 and 25 respectively.
BCB announced the 15-member final squad of Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team for the upcoming youth tri-nation competition on Tuesday.
Bangladesh squad: Mehidy Hassan Miraz (captain), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Joyraj Sheik, Pinak Ghosh, Mohammed Saif Hassan, Zakir Hasan (WK), Shafiul Hayet, Saeed Sarker, Mehede Hasan, Mohammad Abdul Halim, Shaif Uddin, Saleh Ahmed Shawon Gazi, Ariful Islam, Sanjit Saha, Rifat Pradhan.