Peshawar Zalmi must adjust their squad strategy after key fast bowlers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam were called away for senior international duty from 17 April.
Both cricketers are scheduled to depart the Pakistan Super League on 13 April to join the Bangladesh national team for their upcoming home white-ball series.
The departures occur while the franchise maintains an undefeated record in the tournament following a record breaking victory over Karachi Kings at the National Bank Stadium.
Management now faces a critical choice between signing immediate replacement players or relying on existing bench options to maintain their momentum heading into the playoff stage.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed that the squad will host New Zealand for three One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 matches starting on 17 April.
While the Bangladesh players return home for national service, the visiting New Zealand squad will lack several frontline stars currently participating in the Indian Premier League.
Mitchell Santner remains with Mumbai Indians while other key players like Lockie Ferguson and Rachin Ravindra are also unavailable due to their current franchise cricket commitments.
Peshawar Zalmi currently lead the standings after securing three wins from four matches while their encounter against Islamabad United was abandoned due to a wet outfield.
Their recent historic victory featured a massive second wicket partnership of one hundred ninety one runs between Kusal Mendis and the prolific captain Babar Azam.
The bowling unit successfully dismissed Karachi Kings for eighty seven runs with Nahid Rana and Iftikhar Ahmed claiming three wickets each during the very dominant performance.
Zalmi also recorded significant victories against the Rawalpindiz and Hyderabad Kingsmen teams earlier in the season to cement their place at the top of the table.
