Bangladesh will be without their captain Litton Das, allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and fast bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud for the three-match series against Zimbabwe. All these players have been granted NOCs to play in the Lanka Premier League, which overlaps with the T20I series.
In Litton's absence, Towhid Hridoy will lead the side. This will be his second series as Bangladesh's captain. Last month, he had led the side during the three-match T20I series against Australia at home when Litton was injured. Litton is still recovering from his calf injury and is expected to be fit before the second ODI.
From the squad that played against Australia, Shamim Hossain has been left out, while Mohammad Saifuddin, Yasir Ali and Mosaddek Hossain are the new entrants.
The T20I series against Zimbabwe starts on July 15. The second and the third games will be played on July 17 and July 19, respectively. The Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo will host all the games.
Before the T20Is, Bangladesh will play a three-match ODI series, starting July 6. Bangladesh lost the one-off Test in Harare by an innings and 85 runs.
Bangladesh squad for Zimbabwe T20Is
Towhid Hridoy (capt), Parvez Hossain Emon (wk), Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Mohammad Saifuddin, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain