Bangladesh T20 League has entered its final phase with 2 teams, Rajshahi Royals and Chattogram Challengers, emerging as the qualifiers for the play-offs. The 38th match of this successful tournament will witness third-ranked Dhaka Platoon taking on Rangpur Rangers, who are standing at second spot from the bottom. The match will take place on 8th January and will set in motion at 6 PM at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. While the Platoon has experienced two consecutive wins, the Rangers have improved their campaign and attained consistent victories. Since Rangpur Rangers are hanging at the cliff on the points table, they need to pull up their socks and win all their remaining matches to qualify for further playoffs.
Dhaka Platoon has amassed 12 points by registering 6 wins out of 9 matches they have played so far. in their previous two encounters, the team managed to put 170+ scores on board. Asif Ali, Ariful Haque and Mominul Haque have contributed extensively to maintain their winning ways. As far as their bowling unit is concerned, they have Mashrafe Mortaza and Thisara Perera to bamboozle the batsmen.
Rangpur Rangers have only won 4 matches out of 10 matches that has landed them at sixth position on the points table. Despite having excellent players in their squad like Mohammed Naim, Mohammed Nabi who can turn the tables their sides, Rangers have failed to make their mark in this season. Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Cameron Delport and Lewis Gregory are the leading wicket-takers who can help the team earn the much-needed victory in this contest.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Sher-e-Bangla stadium is known as the batsmen and pacers’ ground, but posting mammoth targets is a difficult task on this pitch. The weather seems to favour the cricket lovers tomorrow as there will be clear skies with 23 degrees Celsius temperature, with the slightest possibility of rain showers.
Head to Head
|
Teams |
Total Matches Played |
Matches Won |
Matches Lost |
|
Dhaka Platoon |
9 |
6 |
3 |
|
Rangpur Rangers |
10 |
4 |
6 |
Probable Playing XI
Dhaka Platoon: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan, Ariful Haque, Asif Ali, Mominul Haque, Thisara Perera, Mashrafe Mortaza, Hasan Mahmud, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf.
Rangpur Rangers: Shane Watson (c), Mohammad Nabi, Jahurul Islam (wk), Lewis Gregory, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin, Taskin Ahmed, Cameron Delport, Mustafizur Rahman, Fazle Mahmud, Mohammad Naim
Also Read: BANGLADESH T20 LEAGUE MATCH PREDICTION: CHATTOGRAM CHALLENGERS VS. RAJSHAHI ROYALS
Key Players
Dhaka Platoon
Asif Ali
Hasan Mahmud
Rangpur Rangers
Mohammad Naim
Mohammad Nabi
