Bangladesh Pace Trio Set to Return from Injuries

Mustafizur, Taskin, Shoriful to Return for Sri Lanka Tour

Bangladesh's pace trio of Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman are set to return from injuries for the upcoming Sri Lanka white-ball tour. The trio has been out of competitive cricket due to their respective injuries.

Injury Updates

• Mustafizur Rahman suffered a thumb injury during IPL 2025 and was ruled out of the T20I series in Pakistan.
• Taskin Ahmed was suffering from an ankle injury.
• Shoriful Islam was ruled out of the third and final T20I against Pakistan due to a muscle injury.

Return to Action

The trio has been bowling at full pace in intra-squad matches at Chattogram. However, they still need to get clearance from the BCB medical department before joining the white-ball series against Sri Lanka.

Tour Schedule

• Three-match ODI series: July 2, 5, and 8
• First two ODIs in Colombo, final match in Pallekele
• Three-match T20I series: July 10, 13, and 16
• First match in Pallekele, second match in Dambulla, and third match in Colombo