GP-BCB Academy team leave for South Africa

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A 14-member GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team left Dhaka for South Africa Monday morning to play two four-day and three one-day matches, reports UNB.

All-rounder Suhrawardy Shuvo will lead the Bangladesh Academy team during the three-week tour to South Africa, while Sahagir Hossain Pavel will act as vice-captain.

The GP-BCB Academy team will start their campaign in Pretoria with a four-day match against South Africa Academy team on August 8 at Tukkies 1 in Pretoria.

The 2nd four-day match between two teams will be held August 14-18 at Laudiam, Pretoria.

The three one-day matches between the two Academy teams are scheduled for August 20 (Dobsonville, Johannesburg), August 22 (Tukkies, Pretoria) and August 24 (Lenasia, Johannesburg).