The two practice matches were originally scheduled for last week but were called off due to inclement weather and as a result the players were given an early break to play the practice matches before their departure on October 1.

Selectors have already named the two squads for the match with skipper Habibul Bashar leading team A against out-of-favour Tushar Imran's team B.

Two injured new-ball bowlers Mashrafee Bin Mortuza and Syed Rasel were not included in the sides and chief selector Faruque Ahmed ruled out any possibility to see any one of the bowlers in the first game, though they were getting better as the tournament approaches.

"Paceman Shahadat (Hossain) also suffered an ankle injury before the break but he is all right along with Mashrafee. But we are still concerned over the condition of Rasel. We will discuss everything during the practice match and decide on the issue," said Faruque.

He, however, said that Mashrafee and Rasel have a chance to play the second and final practice match at the same venue on September 30 if they get hundred per cent clearance today.

It would also be a good opportunity for Bashar to be assured about his fractured left fifth metacarpal.

Bangladesh's first game in the second biggest competition of ICC is on October 7 in Mohali against Sri Lanka and then they go on to play the West Indies and Zimbabwe on October 11 and 13 at Jaipur.

But before all this, the Tigers play a practice match against the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) at Mohali on October 5.

TEAM A: Habibul Bashar (captain), Shahriar Nafees, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Sakib Al Hasan, Forhad Reza, Nadif Chowdhury, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Ziaur Rahman, Shahadat Hossain and Shafaq Al Jabir.
TEAM B: Tushar Imran (captain), Rajin Saleh, Nazmus Sadat, Jahirul Islam, Mehrab Hossain, Manjarul Islam Rana, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tapash Baisya, Enamul Haque, Nazmul Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, Dollar Mahmud and Uttam Sarker.