The middle-order batsman was not supposed to play in the second practice game and he was actually 12th man in the team list provided before the game.

So what happened to the inseparable Bangladesh wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud?

"He complained of a pain in his right thumb during practice before the game. So, we decided to rest him and asked Rajin to put the gloves on," said chief selector Faruque Ahmed.

But Faruque said that Mashud would be okay before Bangladesh's first one-day international against England at The Oval on June 16.

"He sustained the injury in the first practice game at Derby and looked uncomfortable in the morning. Since he is our key player we did not want to take any chances."

Rajin might have been struggling for runs so far on the tour, but the dapper right-hander enjoyed the surprise role behind the wicket, taking a low catch to dismiss Worcestershire opener SM Davies off the bowling of Nazmul Hossain. He also stopped some wide deliveries down the leg side.