Sarkar comes back to Bangladesh squad for third ODI against Zimbabwe

Soumya Sarkar missed the first two ODIs as Bangladesh took an unassailable lead in the series © Getty

Sarkar comes back to Bangladesh squad for third ODI against Zimbabwe

The Bangladesh Cricket Board, on Wednesday (March 4), added Soumya Sarkar to the crew for the third and last ODI against Zimbabwe. Aside from the incorporation of the left-gave batsman, who was inaccessible for the initial two games because of his wedding, the crew stays unaltered from the initial two matches. 

In the interim, BCB boss selector Minhajul Abedin said Mushfiqur Rahim won't include in the third ODI, with Bangladesh liable to handle an eleven that may play in the erratic ODI against Pakistan. Rahim has ruled against heading out to Pakistan for the last leg of the three stage visit, having additionally missed the past two excursions. 

"Mushfiqur won't play as we need to see one of the adolescents right now, they are picked for the Pakistan ODI one month from now. We would prefer not to give them an introduction there," said Minhajul. 

Bangladesh secured the arrangement against Zimbabwe in the second ODI with a brazen four-wicket win, having won the principal game by 169 runs. The last ODI will be played on March 6 in Sylhet, trailed by two T20Is on March 9 and 11 in Dhaka.