Shamim Hossain’s brave innings went in vain as Chittagong Kings suffered a 37-run defeat against Khulna Tigers in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)  encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

A T20 specialist of sorts, Shamim’s blistering 35 off just 17 deliveries gave Bangladesh crucial momentum in the second T20I in St Kitts yesterday, earning him the Player of the Match award.

Pacer Ripon Mondol received a call-up and Shamim Hossain made a return as Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies in Kingstown, St Vincent on 16, 18 and 20 December.

Bangladesh Cricket Board's High Performance (HP) team's scheduled tour of Ireland had been pushed to next year due to the host board's international commitments, while the ongoing financial crisis in Sri Lanka had seen the SLC unable to host Bangladesh HP this year as well.