Bangladesh are set to tour the United Arab Emirates for a T20I series in May. Here are the full squad lists for the series, including injury updates and replacements.
When will the UAE vs BAN T20Is be played?
The first match will be played on May 17, followed by the second on May 19. Both matches will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium starting from 7:00pm local time.
The two teams last met each other in Dubai in September 2022, as Bangladesh clean swept the series 2-0. They will next tour Pakistan for a five-match T20I series in preparations for the 2026 men’s T20 World Cup set to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
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UAE vs BAN 2025 T20Is: Team News
UAE have named three uncapped players: Ethan D'Souza, Matiullah Khan and Haider Ali. Muhammad Waseem has been reappointed as captain after stepping down from T20I captaincy in October last year. Vriitya Aravind, Basil Hameed and Junaid Siddiqui, meanwhile, are among the notable names to have been dropped.
Bangladesh unveiled a 16-member squad for both tours, naming Litton Das as their new captain. Litton replaced Najmul Hossain Shanto, who retains his place in the squad. The selection also marked the return of several players - including Towhid Hridoy, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam - all of whom missed December's West Indies series.
Litton had previously served as stand-in captain during that tour, leading Bangladesh to a historic 3-0 clean sweep on foreign soil. He will be the skipper of the side until next year's T20 World Cup, revealed Bangladesh cricket operations chair Najmul Abedin.
UAE vs BAN 2025 T20Is: Full Squad Lists
UAE
Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Zuhaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Saghir Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Simranjeet Singh
Bangladesh
Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan (vc), Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam.
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