Rafique will play in next two ODIs

Published January 28, 2005

DHAKA, Jan 27: Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique will play in the next two one-day internationals (ODI) against Zimbabwe on Saturday and Monday.

"He has been called up to replace Abdur Razzaq in the 14-man squad that played the first three of the five-match ODIs," a senior Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Thursday.

Bangladesh cut Zimbabwe's lead to 2-1 by winning the third ODI in Chittagong. Rafique was rested following a left hamstring injury suffered in the second and final Test against Zimbabwe, which ended in a draw in Dhaka on Jan 18.

SQUAD: Habibul Bashar (captain), Nafis Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Rajin Saleh, Mohammad Ashraful, Khaled Mashud, Khaled Mahmud, Mashrafe Mortaza, Alok Kapali, Mohammad Rafique, Tapash Baisya, Enamul Haque junior, Nazmul Hossain, Manjural Islam Rana. -Reuters

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