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Bangladesh Cricket Board announces 3-team one-day competition | Bangladesh Cricket Board announces three-team 50-over competition
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced its one-day matches for the domestic team after a gap of six months. The board came up with three teams comprising of National Team cricketers, players from the High-Performance Unit, and selected members of the 2020 ICC Under-19 World Cup champion squad.
“The three teams have been named after respective captains Md Mahmud Ullah, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Tamim Iqbal khan. Each team will face each other twice with the top two on points featuring in the final on 23 October. All the games will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur and will be day/night. There will be reserve days for every match. To ensure health and safety standards for Covid-19, the players, support staff, match officials and relevant personnel including grounds and facilities staff will be placed in a bio-secure bubble for the tournament”, read their official statement.
The matches will start from October 11 is a part of BCB initiative that aims for a gradual resumption of normal cricketing activities which got disrupted since March due to the pandemic. The tournaments will help young cricketers to perform and have a good practice.
The board has also started the High Performance (HP) Squad’s training camp from October 7, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. “A 25-member HP Squad will undergo fitness and skill training up to 09 October before players who have been selected in teams for the forthcoming 50-over competition join their respective sides. Practice will re-commence after the one-day competition. In line with the health and safety requirements, the players were tested for Covid-19 on 05 October with all results returning negative”, said the official statement.
Recently, Bangladesh’s Test tour of Sri Lanka was postponed again due to quarantine disagreements.
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