Bijoy picked by Bulawayo Braves for Zim-Afro T10
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Bangladesh batter Anamul Haque Bijoy was picked by Bulawayo Braves Jaguars for the upcoming Zimbabwe Afro T10 League starting on September 21.
Bijoy became the second Bangladeshi player after Rishad Hossain to participate in the tournament. The 22-year-old, leg-spinner was signed by Harare Bolts.
Bijoy will be joined by Bulawayo Braves star-studded line-up featuring legendary batter David Warner, and West Indies' Carlos Brathwaite.
Bangladeshi players Mushfiqur Rahim and Taskin Ahmed took part in the inaugural edition of Zim Afro T10 League last year.
Mushfiqur made 126 runs in eight matches for Joburg Buffaloes, while Taskin, playing for Bulawayo Braves, took 11 wickets in seven matches, finishing as the tournament's fourth-highest wicket-taker.
The Zimbabwe Afro T10 League is scheduled to begin on September 21 in Harare and will continue until September 29.
Bijoy has played 20 T20I matches and scored 445 runs with just one half-century in the format.