Published: July 10, 2026 at 6:12 pm
Bangladesh have suffered an injury setback with Mustafizur Rahman ruled out for four weeks due to a grade one tear in his right hamstring and meniscal degeneration in his right knee.
The left-arm pacer complained of discomfort while bowling during the opening ODI against Zimbabwe on Monday and subsequent scans confirmed the injuries.
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Despite the issue, Mustafizur completed six overs for 19 runs in the match. He eventually missed the second ODI on Thursday. The 29-year-old will take no further part in Zimbabwe’s tour, which also includes a three-match T20I series, and has returned home to begin rehabilitation.
This is the second injury concern for Mustafizur this year after knee problems disrupted his participation in Bangladesh’s ODI series against New Zealand in April. The issue forced him to miss the first two matches of that series before he returned with a five-wicket haul in the third ODI.
Bangla pacer Mustafizur Rahman has returned home to begin rehabilitation
Bangladesh conclude their Zimbabwe tour on July 19 before turning their attention to a two-Test series in Australia beginning on August 13, with both matches forming part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.
Bangladesh penalized for slow over-rate in second ODI
Bangladesh have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second men’s ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday.
David Gilbert of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction as Bangladesh were ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
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In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Allahudien Palekar and Iknow Chabi, third umpire Percival Sizara and fourth umpire Forster Mutizwa laid the charge.
