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Bangladesh name A squad for Zimbabwe

Cricinfo: May 24, 2006

Bangladesh have named a 15-man A squad for their tour of Zimbabwe which starts next month. Tushar Imran leads the party with Mushfiqur Rahim as his vice-captain.

The tour runs from June 12 to July 10 and the squad includes Nafees Iqbal, who scored a memorable 141 against Australia on their recent tour. Internationals Tapash Baisya, Hasibul Hossain, Enamul Haque and Alok Kapali also make the trip.

Rahim was the captain of Bangladesh at the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka and was recalled for one Test against Sri Lanka before again being left out.

Squad Tushar Imran (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Alok Kapali, Nafees Iqbal Khan, Nazmus Sadat, Mehrab Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Forhad Reza, Abdur Razzak Raj, Enamul Haque, Mahmud Ullah Riad, Tapash Baishya, Hasibul Hossain, Shafaq Al Jabir, Mahbubul Alam

Zimbabwe name inexperienced A-team squad

Cricinfo: June 3, 2006

Zimbabwe's selectors have named a very inexperienced squad for the forthcoming A-team series at home to Bangladesh.

Although the side will be led by Hamilton Masakadza, a veteran of 15 Tests and 21 ODIs, few others chosen have more than a handful of first-class or one-day appearances under their belts, and some have never played top-flight cricket at all.

The selectors were in a difficult position as there has been no meaningful first-class cricket inside the country since the 2004-05 season, and their judgment has had to be based on what has happened during the seriously disrupted club season.

Bangladesh A will play three four-day games and six one-dayers during their five week stay, and their tour will be followed almost immediately by a full one-day series between the two countries.

Zimbabwe A squad Hamilton Masakadza (capt), Bothwell Chapungu, Patient Charumbira, Robertson Chinyengetere, Tendai Chisoro, Graeme Cremer, Tinashe Hove, Tinotenda Mawoyo, Bernard Mlambo, Tafadzwa Mufambisi, Khaulani Ntuli, Remembrance Nyathi, Kudakwashe Samunderu, Bradley Staddon, Adam Tom.