Bangladesh Cricket Board High-Performance team will leave for Australia on July 13 to play two four-day and two 50-over matches alongside playing in a Twenty20 tournament, which will include Pakistan Shaheens and Big Bash teams.
The team took part in a briefing and photo session ahead of the tour at the BCB premises on Wednesday.
BCB HP will face Shaheens in the four-day matches, scheduled to start on July 19 and July 26. The four-day squad will be led by Mahmudul Hasan Joy and includes players such as Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Shadman Islam, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Hasan Murad, and Mukidul Islam Mughdo.
They will play two 50-over matches in a tri-series with Shaheens and Australian side Northern Territory on August 1 and 6. The 50-over team will be led by Afif Hossain, with Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shamim Hossain, Akbar Ali, Abu Hider Rony, and Rakibul Hasan included in the squad.
Then, the team will play at least six T20s against Shaheens, three Big Bash teams, and two local teams, on August 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. If they reach the latter stages of that tournament, then the semi-final and final will both be held on August 18, with the team scheduled to leave Australia the next day.
The T20 team will be led by Akbar, with Tanzid, Parvez Hossain Emon, Afif, Ripon Mondol, and Ariful Islam picked for the squad among others.