Fortune Barishal and Khulna Tigers will clash in Match No. 33 of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023 on Friday, February 3, at 1:30pm. The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka will host the challenge.
Barishal, led by Shakib Al Hasan, are liberally positioned second in the table with 12 places and a net run pace of +0.632. Another triumph would make them the second group after Sylhet Strikers to fit the bill for the following round.
The Tigers, then again, are in a must-win position and can’t afford to make any mistakes from here on. They are right now on a four-match long string of failures and desperately need a triumph to get their mission in the groove again.
The contributions from Dhaka have been a smidge slower compared with those in Chattogram and Sylhet. Winning the toss and handling initially ought to be the way forward.
Nonetheless, the opposition is going to be intense for the Khulna Tigers to prevail upon the most grounded group, Fortune Barishal in the 33rd match of the BPL on February 3, 2023.
Squads:
Fortune Barishal Squad: Anamul Haque(w), Saif Hassan, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Ibrahim Zadran, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Salman Hossain, Karim Janat, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Khaled Ahmed, Sunzamul Islam, Chaturanga de Silva, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Kesrick Williams, Ebadot Hossain, Kamrul Islam, Fazle Mahmud, Usman Qadir, Qazi Onik, Haider Ali
Khulna Tigers Squad: Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shai Hope(c), Azam Khan(w), Yasir Ali, Mark Deyal, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam, Amad Butt, Sabbir Rahman, Sharjeel Khan, Paul van Meekeren, Fakhar Zaman, Habibur Rahman, Musfik Hasan, Munim Shahriar, Pritom Kumar, Nahid Rana