Preview
Khulna Tigers and Fortune Barishal will be featuring in the 14th match of the Bangladesh Cricket League on January 31. They would be meeting for the second time in the tournament. In the last game, the Barishal won by 17 runs after posting a total of 141 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Tigers have won two of their first four matches in the tournament and are placed in the fourth position.
The Barishal lost two of their last two games and would be looking to continue the momentum gained out of the last win. They have also won two out of four matches and are placed in the fifth position.
Match Details
Khulna Tigers vs Fortune Barishal, Match 14
Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Date & Time: 31st January at 05:00 PM IST and 05:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report
The pitch in this tournament has provided enough support to the spinners and batters have struggled to score runs. However, the batters have been able to score runs in the last few games. Hence, both the batters and the bowlers are likely to get equal opportunities in this game.
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Probable Playing XIs for KHT vs FOR
Khulna Tigers
Soumya Sarkar, Andre Fletcher, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk & c), Rony Talukdar, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Mahedi Hasan, Yasir Ali, Kamrul Islam, Farhad Reza, Sharifullah
Fortune Barishal
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Chris Gayle, Towhid Hridoy, Nurul Hasan (wk), Irfan Sukkur, Jake Lintott, Ziaur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Top Picks for KHT vs FOR 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Andre Fletcher has scored 123 runs in four matches at an average of 41 and a strike rate of 144.70. He has made one half-century in the tournament.
Kamrul Islam has picked eight wickets in four matches at an average of 18.87, an economy of 10.78, and a strike rate of 10.5.
Chris Gayle has made 88 runs in three games at an average of 29.33 and a strike rate of 122.22. He is the leading run-scorer for the Fortune Barishal.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KHT vs FOR 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Nurul Hasan, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Towid Hridoy, Yasir Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Thisara Perera (c), Jake Lintott, Kamrul Islam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KHT vs FOR 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Mushfiqur Rahim, Andre Fletcher (c), Chris Gayle (vc), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Thisara Perera, Kamrul Islam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Thisara Perera, Andre Fletcher
Vice-Captain Options: Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Gayle
