Uncapped 17-year-old bowling all-rounder Farjana Easmin has been included in Bangladesh's squad for the Women's Asia Cup 2026 in Dubai, UAE, and the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, after left-arm pacer Fariha Islam Trishna was ruled out with a thigh injury. An MRI revealed that Trishna, 23, has a Grade II tear in her right thigh. She will need four to six weeks to recover. Farjana, a right-arm seamer, has been on the national radar for some time and impressed during Bangladesh's recent intra-squad matches. "I have seen her during her stint with me in the Emerging squad. "She can also contribute with the bat down the order," Bangladesh women's batting coach and former head coach of the Bangladesh Emerging squad Nasiruddin Faruque told on Tuesday. "She has a natural slower ball along with her variations, and she can also contribute with the bat." On Wednesday afternoon (August 26), the Bangladesh team will leave for Dubai. SQUAD: Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter (vc), Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sarmin Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Farjana Easmin.