A catch attempt at short leg in Mirpur—then a blow to the head. After day three of the first Test, Mominul Haque’s series stalled. The Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed today he will not play the Sylhet Test. Amite Hasan takes the squad place.
The second and final Test against West Indies starts on 5 November at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The series sits 0–1. Bangladesh’s only change for the must-win match comes from the medical rulebook, not a form purge. More sport coverage lives under Sports and Cricket.
What Mirpur leaves for the Sylhet Test
Bangladesh lost by eight wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium after a batting collapse. West Indies lead; the only way to square the series is to win the Sylhet Test. BSS and The Business Standard report the same core: one squad change, doubled pressure.
Jaker Ali Anik, who came in as concussion substitute in Mirpur, keeps his place in the 15. Sylhet will not lack keeper-batter cover—but it will miss Mominul’s middle-order experience.
Why concussion rules remove Mominul from the Sylhet Test
BCB’s release is clear: a diagnosed concussion requires at least seven calendar days away from play before return. The Mirpur blow on day three and a 5 November start make that bar binding. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto had already framed it as medical, not a selection fight.
For readers that means one thing: when the Sylhet Test XI is named, Mominul will not be in it. “Maybe he’ll be fit” rumours do not override the protocol this week.
Why Amite Hasan is in
Right-hand batter Amite Hasan joins the 15. Domestic red-ball form put his name in the conversation; international caps remain limited. Whether he starts will wait for the XI. The signal after Mirpur is depth-seeking, not magic-wand selection.
A single debutant cannot carry a series alone. Top-order and middle-order jobs still sit with Shadman, Tanzid, Hridoy, Litton, Mushfiqur and Miraz. Amite is an option inside the Sylhet Test squad—not a guarantee of redemption.
The 15 for Sylhet
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain)
- Shadman Islam
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- Tawhid Hridoy
- Litton Das
- Jaker Ali Anik
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz (vice-captain)
- Nayeem Hasan
- Hasan Mahmud
- Taijul Islam
- Shoriful Islam
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Taskin Ahmed
- Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury
- Amite Hasan
Compared with the first Test list, that is the only swap—Mominul out, Amite in. Selectors left the bowling spine largely intact and tried to patch batting depth.
What Sylhet’s ground may ask
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium has mixed seam and spin stories. A Mirpur batting failure does not automatically flip into a home fairy tale. Familiarity, crowd, and must-win nerves can help Bangladesh; a draw suits West Indies more than the hosts.
So the Sylhet Test is the series verdict. First-innings runs near 250–270, fewer soft dismissals before the set batters settle, and long spells for Miraz–Taijul–Nayeem remain the old, still-relevant formula. The new variable is Amite’s possible start; the old weakness is the collapse.
After Sylhet: South Africa on the calendar
The international calendar does not pause. Mid-November brings Tests in Johannesburg and Centurion. The Sylhet Test is therefore both a West Indies series finale and a confidence bridge into that tour. Mominul’s availability for South Africa is a later medical question; this week’s story is Sylhet.
On match morning, watch the XI and pitch notes—15 names are not 11. For related cricket updates see our Cricket archive. Separate guides: bank Senior Officer preliminary, HSC re-scrutiny, wage board.
Sources
Core facts follow the BCB release via national wires: Mominul out under concussion protocol, Amite in, match from 5 November in Sylhet. Read BSS and The Business Standard. We will correct via our corrections policy; standards in the editorial policy.
One line: the Sylhet Test is Bangladesh’s last stage to save the series—without Mominul, with Amite as cover, and with Mirpur’s collapse still in the room.