Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a revised practice schedule with the inclusion of two practice matches of the Bangladesh National Cricket team for the ensuing Tri-nations home series involving Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh, reports UNB.
Some 32 players of the preliminary squad of Bangladesh National Cricket team started their practice from last week while Bangladesh ODI captain Masharafe Bin Mortoza joined the squad on Tuesday.
As per the fresh schedule, the running, bowling and batting practices of the Bangladesh team will be held Wednesday from 8 am to 11 am while skill training will be held on Thursday and Friday from 9 am to 4:30 pm at Mirpur indoor in the city, outer and academy ground.
Apart from, players of the preliminary squad of the Bangladesh team, split in Red and Green groups, will play two practice matches on January 6 and January 9 from 12 noon to 7:45 pm in Mirpur and 1 pm to 8:45 pm at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in the city respectively.
Bangladesh will host a tri-nation ODI series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, beginning on January 15. It will be the first tri-nation series hosted by Bangladesh since January 2010. Zimbabwe XI will take on BCB XI in a one-day warm-up match on January 13 at the BKSP ground-4.
Bangladesh will play against Zimbabwe in the tri-series opener in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, where all seven day-night matches, including the final on January 27, will be held.
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