Bangladesh overhaul squad for remainder of tri-series

The Tigers make nine alterations in all for the final two matches of the preliminary stage of the competition

Bangladesh have recalled Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam for the second half of their T20 tri-series against Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.

Uncapped trio Najmul Hossain, Aminul Islam and Mohammad Naim are also called up for final two group games of the campaign.

The underperforming Soumya Sarkar has been dropped after scoring four runs across The Tigers' first two matches, while the unused Mahedi Hasan, Abu Hider and Yeasin Arafat also miss out.

After beating Zimbabwe in their opening game in Dhaka, Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan by 25 runs on Sunday.

Bangladesh Squad for the 3rd & 4th matches of the Tri-Nation T20I Tournament#BCB #RiseOfTheTigers pic.twitter.com/fYqkiWLSUh

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 16, 2019

They face Zimbabwe - who are free to compete despite being suspended by the ICC - on September 18 before a rematch with Afghanistan on September 21 in Chattogram.

The top two sides in the three-nation group qualify for the final which will be played back in the capital on September 24.

Shakib Al Hasan's side are currently second on two points, with Afghanistan top on four with a 100 per cent record so far in the series.

Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohammad Naim Shaikh, Aminul Islam, Najmul Hossain