Dhaka, April 21 -- Bangladesh has announced their squad for the first two matches in the T20I series against New Zealand, which commences from April 27 in Chattogram.

The hosts have chosen to go with a new-look fast bowling attack for the couple of initial fixtures by resting the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana, as per the ICC website.

Pace bowling allrounder Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, who is also a handy batter down the order, has received his maiden T20I call-up to the national team.

Pacer Ripon Mondal, who has impressive death bowling skills, has also been called in, as a reward for his consistency. The 23-year-old has played three T20 matches for Bangladesh, but all in the 2023 Asian Games cricket competition.

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