Team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon has confirmed that Imrul Kayes is out of the reckoning for the first ODI against Zimbabwe. The left-handed opening batsman is currently injured and can’t feature in the upcoming game against the African team.

As a result, Khaled Mahmud has revealed that his injury has caused him to be left out and that the team management are only thinking about the possibility of choosing from 15 players instead of the 16 members named by the Tigers.

“Given that Imrul is injured, we are not considering him for the first game [against Zimbabwe tomorrow],” said Mahmud.

“Out of the 16-men squad list, we are only considering 15 for tomorrow’s game.”