Bangladesh have included 22-year-old pace sensation Nahid Rana to the squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies, beginning on Monday.

Rana, who has appeared in Tests and recently ODIs for Bangladesh, is yet to play T20Is for the Tigers. He impressed in the only Test he played in the West Indies this time, picking up his maiden Test fifer to pave the way for Bangladesh to win the second Test in Jamaica by 101 runs.

The Tigers lost the ODI series 3-0 and would be in search of better results in the T20I format.

Head coach Phil Simmons had talked about the inclusion of Rana after the end of the Test series.

"We are trying our best so that his overs are in a balanced area where we keep him from injury but keep him sharp. Hopefully I can get him into the T20 squad and play him at least in one T20 so we can see what he has in that format," Simmons had said while talking to broadcasters after the Tests.

The T20I team is now in St Vincent where the matches are scheduled on 16, 18 and 20 December respectively.