Anvir Cricket Stadium will host the two-day warm-up Test match between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI and the West Indies on Thursday, giving emerging domestic cricketers a chance to impress against international opposition.
The 14-member BCB XI squad features 12 National Cricket League (NCL) players, alongside Under-19 cricketers Sun and Hossain, the BCB announced on Wednesday.
The match starts at 9:30am at the venue in ABG Sports City, developed by Anvir Bashundhara Group (ABG).
Eighteen-year-old pacer Anik Debbarma, who recently made his first-class debut for Sylhet, is among those selected. He claimed two wickets in his first two NCL matches, bowling 37 overs.
Wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali, the squad’s only player with Test experience, could captain the side, although the BCB has yet to confirm the skipper. ODI and T20I international Shamim Hossain is also included.
Mymensingh batter Mahfijul Islam, who has scored two centuries in three NCL rounds, Barishal captain Iftikhar Hossain and Khulna’s Kalam Siddiki are also in the squad.
BCB XI squad: Mahfijul Islam, Jishan Alam, Kalam Siddiki, Iftikhar Hossain, Jaker Ali, SM Meherob, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Aich Mollah, Shamim Hossain, Abdul Halim, Anik Debbarma, Fahad Hossain, Hossain and Sun.