Preview
Khulna Tigers and Minister Group Dhaka will be featuring in the second match of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022. KHT has been a part of the BPL since 2012 and is yet to win the trophy. The team qualified to the final of the last edition of the BPL and lost the match by 21 runs to Rajshahi Royals.
MGD is the only team to win the tournament thrice which makes it the most successful team. The MGD won the first two editions of the tournament and then went on to win the 2016 edition as well. During the last season, the team finished in the fourth position and lost the eliminator to Chattogram Challengers by seven wickets.
Match Details
Khulna Tigers vs Minister Group Dhaka, Match 2
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Date & Time: 21st January at 6:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium is a balanced one that has enough support for both the batters and the bowlers. Batters have found it easy in the first half and during the second half, spinners tend to get a lot of support.
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Probable Playing XIs for KHT vs MGD
Khulna Tigers
Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Yasir Ali, Andre Fletcher, Thisara Perera, Mahedi Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Seekuge Prasanna, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Farhad Reza, Naveen-ul-Haq
Minister Group Dhaka
Jahurul Islam (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Naim Sheikh, Shamsur Rahman, Andre Russell, Mahmadullah (c), Isuru Udana, Mashrafe Mortaza, Fazal Haq, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain
Top Picks for KHT vs MGD Dream11 Match
Top Picks – Khulna Tigers
Soumya Sarkar has been rated as one of the top all-rounders in Bangladesh’s team. He has made 2995 runs in 171 T20 games at an average of 19.32 and a strike rate of 118.33. Soumya has taken 34 wickets at an average of 37.64, an economy of 9.19, and a strike rate of 24.5 in T20.
Mushfiqur Rahim is a veteran of the Bangladesh team and is the leading run-scorer in the BPL. He has made 2274 runs in 85 matches at an average of 37.27 and a strike rate of 133.92 in BPL. Rahim has hit 15 half-centuries in the tournament.
Top Picks – Minister Group Dhaka
Andre Russell has been a part of the BPL since 2012. He has made 751 runs in 44 BPL matches at an average of 35.76 and a strike rate of 165.41. Russell has picked 47 wickets at an average of 22.95, an economy of 7.84, and a strike rate of 17.5. He won the player of the tournament award last season.
Tamim Iqbal has made 2221 runs in 70 BPL matches at an average of 36.40 and a strike rate of 120.96. He holds the record of scoring the most number of half-centuries (19). Tamim also holds the record of scoring the second-highest individual score in the tournament.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KHT vs MGD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal (vc), Soumya Sarkar (c), Naim Ahmed, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Andre Russell, Isuru Udana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Fazal Haq
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KHT vs MGD Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Andre Fletcher, Naim Sheikh, Andre Russell (c), Mahmudullah (vc), Thisara Perera, Naveen-ul-Haq, Farhad Raza, Mashrafe Mortaza
Today’s KHT vs MGD Probable Winners
Minister Group Dhaka are expected to win this match.
