Bangladesh star to miss one-day series
Classy all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will miss Bangladesh’s ODI series against the Black Caps this month due to a fractured finger.
The 31-year-old, who is No 2 in the ICC’s ODI all-rounder rankings, suffered the injury during the final of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament on Saturday.
The Dhaka Dynamites captain was hit on the left ring finger by a short delivery from Sri Lanka international Thisara Perera, and was dismissed off the next ball for 3, as his side lost by 17 runs to the Comilla Victorians.
A post-match X-ray confirmed a fracture of the finger.
That would seemingly place Shakib in doubt for at least some of the threematch test series too, which begins in Hamilton on February 28.
Shakib has played 195 ODIs, with a batting average of 35.07 and a bowling average of 29.68.
Meanwhile, two Wellington Firebirds played starring roles as the New Zealand XI beat Bangladesh in a
50-over tour match.
Fast bowler Iain McPeake took 4-38 to help bowl the tourists out for 247 in the 47th over in Lincoln.
His Wellington team-mate, opening batsman Andrew Fletcher, then scored
92 off 112 balls as New Zealand chased down the total with 11 balls to spare for a two-wicket win.
For coverage of last night’s T20 match between the Black Caps and India go to stuff.co.nz
Black Caps ODI squad to play Bangladesh: Kane Williamson (c) (games 1 &
2), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk) [(c) for game 3], Colin Munro (game 3), Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.
Schedule:
1st ODI, Feb 13, McLean Park, Napier, 2pm
2nd ODI, Feb 16, Hagley Oval, Christchurch,
11am
3rd ODI, Feb 20, University of Otago Oval, Dunedin, 11am
In Lincoln: Bangladesh 247 off 46.1 overs (Mahmudullah 72, M Rahim 62, S Rahman 40; I McPeake 4-38, R Ravindra 2-34, A Hazeldine
2-46) lost to NZ XI 251-8 off 48.1 overs (A Fletcher 92, J Raval 52, F Allen 30; M Rahman
2-33, Mahmudullah 2-37, M Miraz 2-46).