Dhaka and Rangpur will square off in the final on Tuesday.

Naim Sheikh struck a 48-ball 53 in Bangladesh Tigers’ 32-run win over BCB HP team during the first T20 practice match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday.

Bangladesh sent in as many as six openers along with Soumya Sarkar to the Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, hoping to gauge the cricketers’ performance for the backup opener slot in the national team.

Meanwhile, batters Yasir Ali and Rony Talukdar were left out from the previous squad, along with pacer Mrittunjoy Chowdhury who made way for Taskin

"I worked a lot on mental aspects and also on strength training in the gym. My eating habits were not proper so I tried to maintain a disciplined life and follow a process overall. I won't say I did it a hundred per cent but I am trying to maintain that standard which is required if I really want to compete at the top-level, by which I mean international cricket. When you can properly maintain these aspects, there are greater chances of success," said Naim

Naim Sheikh struck an unbeaten century to help Abhani Limited clinch a comfortable six-wicket win over archrivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League on Wednesday.

Following a dismal batting show in the first one-dayer, Bangladesh A batters inspired the visitors to a 44-run victory against West Indies A in the second one-dayer on Thursday at the Daren Sammy Stadium in Saint Lucia to level the three-match series.