Bangladesh quick Mustafizur Rahman has been ruled out for four weeks due to a grade 1 muscle tear in his right hamstring and a meniscal degeneration in his right knee. He will miss the remainder of Bangladesh’s ongoing tour of Zimbabwe.

Mustafizur complained of pain while bowling during the first ODI against Zimbabwe on Monday, and underwent scans on Tuesday that revealed the extent of the injury.

During the first ODI against Zimbabwe, which Bangladesh lost by 25 runs, Mustafizur bowled six overs for 19 runs and also batted at No. 10 in Bangladesh’s chase of 142. He missed the second ODI on Thursday, and was replaced by fellow left-arm fast bowler Shoriful Islam. Mustafizur will play no part in the remainder of the tour, which also includes a three-match T20I series, and has returned home for rehab.

Mustafizur had been nursing a knee injury earlier this year as well, after he returned from the PSL for Bangladesh’s ODI series against New Zealand in April. The injury forced him to miss the first two ODIs before he returned to take a five-for in the third, with the BCB withdrawing his no-objection certificate for the remainder of the PSL.

After Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe ends on July 19, they are set to tour Australia for two Tests from August 13, with both matches part of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.