Mohammad Saifuddin

Bangladesh has selected Mohammad Saifuddin and Mahidul Islam Ankon for the first two T20Is of the upcoming three-match series against Ireland, making two changes from the squad that played against the West Indies last month.

Saifuddin returns to the shortest format after participating in the Afghanistan T20Is in Sharjah, where Bangladesh secured a 3-0 series sweep. Ankon, who has played one Test and three ODIs and remains uncapped in T20Is, now has an opportunity to establish himself in Bangladesh’s top order.

Taskin Ahmed and Shamim Hossain were excluded due to commitments in the Abu Dhabi T10 league, according to chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain.

“Taskin has an NOC, so he is not available to us currently," Hossain said. “We know that he will play for Bangladesh w

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