Overview

• Mustafizur Rahman suffered a clip fracture on his left thumb during an IPL 2025 match on May 24 while playing for Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings.
• The injury requires two to three weeks of rest, ruling him out of the T20I series against Pakistan beginning May 28 in Lahore.
• Khaled Ahmed, who had a strong domestic season with 77 wickets across formats, has been named as Mustafizur's replacement by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
• Mustafizur is the third player to become unavailable for the series, following Nahid Rana's withdrawal for personal reasons and Soumya Sarkar's back injury.
• Bangladesh will face Pakistan in a three-match T20I series on May 28, May 30, and June 1, aiming to recover from a recent 2–1 series loss to the UAE.