On January 22, BPL match at Sher Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Fortune Barishal and Khulna Tigers will square off in the sixth match of the Bangladesh Premier League 2024. With a win with just one game played, Khulna Tigers are atop the standings. Fortune Barishal is ranked second and has won its lone match thus far.
In their most recent game, the Khulna Tigers defeated the Chattogram Challengers by winning the toss and choosing to field. On a slow track in Mirpur, the Khulna Tigers had a slow start and even lost a few early wickets. As a result, they were able to record a respectable 121 runs scored. After losing a few early wickets, the Tigers got off to a poor start, but the goal did not appear particularly difficult. By four wickets, they won the match with ease.
Fortune Barishal defeated Rangpur Riders in their recent game by winning the toss and choosing to field. Fortune Barishal got off to a tough start, losing a couple of wickets early on at a challenging Mirpur track. They managed to score a respectable 139 runs as a result. Although Fortune Barishal lost a few early wickets, , but the target did not look too difficult. They easily won the match by five wickets.
Head to Head in BPL match :
Over the total 20 games between Khulna Tigers and Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers has won 11, while Fortune Barishal has won 6.
Pitch report :
The Sher Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur has a balanced pitch with an average first innings score of 145 in Twenty20 cricket. The pacers could take a few early wickets in the powerplay overs, but on Monday, it’s expected that both sides will score well. That games with high scores are not expected. Pacers prefer the bounce in the early few overs, but hitters dominate the middle and last overs. The ball may seem a little, but dew will undoubtedly have an impact. It’s best to head up to the bowling alley first at this location.
Players to watch in BPL match 5 :
Tamim Iqbal –
The Fortune Barishal player with the highest run total against the Rangpur Riders was Captain Tamim Iqbal. The captain played aggressively short before being dismissed for 35 off 24 balls against Rangpur Riders.
Mushfiqur Rahim –
The most reliable and responsible batsman of Bangladesh is Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 26 runs off 27 balls for Fortune Barishal.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz –
Notable among Barishal’s all-rounders is Mehidy Hasan Miraz who scored 20 runs in 18 balls with the bat and took 2 wickets with 13runs .
Khaled Ahmed –
Saturday Khaled Ahmed grabbed two big wickets in the first over of the tournament and two more in the last over of the innings. He took four wickets with 31 runs in that match and was adjudged Man of the Match.
Mahmudul Hasan Joy –
Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored 39 runs in 44 balls for the Tigers in their last game against Chattogram Challengers and was their highest run scorer.
Nahidul Islam –
Taking a maximum of four wickets with a total of twelve runs for Khulna Tigers in the most recent encounter, Nahidul Islam was declared Man of the encounter.
Fahim Ashraf:
Fahim Ashraf is a notable all-rounder for Khulna Tigers who scored 15 runs in 8 balls and grabbed 2 wickets with 20 runs.
Possible playing XI for both teams :
Fortune Barishal – Tamim Iqbal (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shoaib Malik, Mahmudullah, Dunith Wellalage, Khaled Ahmed, Rakibul Hasan, Mohammed Imran.
Khulna Tigers – Anamul Haque Enam (C), Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wk), Afif Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Faheem Ashraf, Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mukidul Islam, Oshane Thomas.
