Mushfiqur Rahim to overlook Bangladesh’s recreation in opposition to India
Mushfiqur Rahim will miss Bangladesh’s Asia Cup Super Four match in opposition to India, scheduled for Friday in Colombo, after being “granted an extension of leave” by the BCB to be along with his household.
He had returned to Dhaka after Bangladesh’s final match, against Sri Lanka on September 9, to be along with his spouse for the delivery of their second baby, and was initially anticipated to rejoin the crew for the India match, Bangladesh’s final within the competitors.
“Mushfiqur has informed us that his wife is still recovering [after giving birth], and he needs to be by her side and with their children at this time,” BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus mentioned in a press release. “We fully understand his situation and have decided to permit him to skip the game.”
Bangladesh’s slim hopes of qualifying for the ultimate of the Asia Cup have been dashed as soon as India beat Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Colombo. The winners of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka recreation on Thursday will be a part of India within the remaining, to be performed on Sunday. And in case of an abandonment, Sri Lanka will undergo by advantage of their superior web run-rate.
It has been a poor Asia Cup for Bangladesh, the place the dominant win in opposition to Afghanistan within the group stage was their solely efficiency of observe. On that event, they scored 334 for five batting first courtesy centuries from Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto. But they’ve misplaced their different three video games, twice to Sri Lanka and as soon as to Pakistan, convincingly.
Mushfiqur had been considered one of their higher performers with the bat, slotting in behind Shanto and Mehidy on the listing of prime run-getters for the crew with 131 from 4 innings at a mean of 32.75, with the 64 against Pakistan his greatest outing.