Durbar Rajshahi
Khulna TigersIn the 26th fixture of the Bangladesh Premier League, Durbar Rajshahi will host Khulna Tigers on Sunday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. This is going to be the 2nd meeting between the two teams and in the first meeting Durbar Rajshahi came out as the winner.
Durbar Rajshahi is currently at the 6th spot in the BPL point table with 2 wins and 4 losses. Their net run rate stands at -2.117. Durbar Rajshahi is a new team in the league and they started their campaign with a loss against Fortune Barishal. They are not on the right track in the league and the team is overall coming out as a weaker combination of players.
Khulna Tigers are currently at the 4th spot in the BPL point table with 2 wins and 3 losses. Their net run rate stands at +0.130. Khulna Tigers started their BPL campaign with a dominating win against Chittagong Kings in the first fixture. They have been inconsistent in the league and they still need consistent wins to qualify for the playoffs.
Taskin Ahmed is the leading wicket-taker in the league with 14 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 6.72.
The betting tip is...
Taskin Ahmed will be the top bowler in the match.
Durbar Rajshahi
Khulna TigersDurbar Rajshahi is under the leadership of Anamul Haque. He is also part of the top-order batting unit. He is the 2nd highest run-scorer for the team this year with 192 runs in 6 matches at an average of 38.40 with a strike rate of 128.
Yasir Ali is the leading scorer for the team with 227 runs in 6 matches at an average of 45.40 with a strike rate of 158.74. Ryan Burl is the third-highest scorer for the team with 179 runs in 6 matches at an average of 29.43 with a strike rate of 146.72.
On the bowling front, Taskin Ahmed has come out as the best bowler for the team and in the league. He is the leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 6.72. The problem is that the whole team is only dependent on him for wickets because the rest of the bowlers have failed to contribute.
Anamul Haque, Yasir Ali, and Taskin Ahmed are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Mohammad Haris, Jishan Alam, Anamul Haque (c), Yasir Ali, Ryan Burl, Akbar Ali (wk), Sohag Gazi, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam, SM Meherob
Khula Tigers are under the leadership of Mehidy Hasan Miraz and the team has received a mixed bag of results under his leadership. As a batsman, Mehidy has failed to score runs in the ongoing season.
Mahidul Islam Ankon is their leading scorer, with 152 runs in 5 matches at an average of 38 and a strike rate of 183.13. William Bosisto and Mohammad Naim are following him with 150 and 149 runs respectively at an average of 50 and 29.80.
On the bowling front, Abu Hider is the leading wicket-taker for the team and he is the 2nd highest wicket-taker in the league. He has picked up 11 wickets on his name in 5 fixtures at an economy of 6.72.
Mahidul Islam Ankon and Abu Hider Rony are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Mohammad Naim, Mahidul Islam Ankon (wk), Afif Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Abu Hider Rony, Mohammad Nawaz, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Darwish Rasooli, Salman IrshadTaskin Ahmed will be the top bowler in the match.
Durbar Rajshahi is coming out as a weaker section when it comes to their bowling unit. Their batting unit is in the right form but the bowlers have been inconsistent.
Khulna Tigers have come out as a balanced team. They have a good lineup of run-scorers and their bowling unit has done their job well. We predict a win for the Khulna Tigers in the match.