Bangladesh’s tempo spearhead Mustafizur Rahman will, sadly, miss the upcoming T20I collection in opposition to Pakistan after struggling a left thumb harm in the course of the ongoing IPL 2025 season. This sudden blow has prompted a key squad reshuffle because the workforce gears up for the three-match collection beginning Might 28 in Lahore.
Mustafizur Rahman Injured Throughout IPL 2025, Dominated Out of Pakistan T20I Sequence
Mustafizur Rahman, who performs for Delhi Capitals, picked up the harm whereas trying a caught-and-bowled throughout a match in opposition to Punjab Kings on Might 24. He was struck on his left hand whereas attempting to dismiss Australian batter Josh Inglis, resulting in what has now been confirmed as a clip fracture on his left thumb.
Based on Bangladesh workforce physio Delowar Hossain, the harm requires relaxation and rehab. “Mustafizur suffered a clip fracture on his left thumb throughout his final IPL match. He wants at the least two to 3 weeks of relaxation and rehabilitation. We’ll consider his restoration after two weeks,” Hossain acknowledged.
Because of this, Mustafizur can be unavailable for the Pakistan collection, which options three T20Is scheduled for Might 28, Might 30, and June 1 in Lahore.
Squad Adjustments: Khaled Ahmed Steps In as Substitute
With Mustafizur Rahman dominated out as a result of a thumb harm, Khaled Ahmed has been added to the squad as his alternative. This makes Mustafizur the third participant to overlook the collection in opposition to Pakistan. Earlier, Nahid Rana withdrew for private causes, and Soumya Sarkar was dominated out with a again harm. Mehidy Hasan Miraz got here in as Sarkar’s alternative.
Khaled Ahmed has been in nice kind in the course of the 2024–25 season. He took 77 wickets throughout all codecs, together with 20 wickets within the current Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a median of 21.55.
Now, as Bangladesh prepares to face a powerful Pakistan aspect, Khaled will look to profit from this chance. The workforce can also be trying to bounce again after their current 2-1 T20I collection loss to the UAE in Sharjah.
