Preview:
Gazi Group Chattogram and Gemcon Khulna will lockhorns in the qualifier 1 of Bangabandhu T20 Cup.
Gazi Group Chattogram will begin this match as the favourites, having won seven out of their eight league matches.
Gemcon Khulna will be boosted by the form of some of the experienced players at the right time. They need something special here to pull off a win over the table-toppers.
Probable playing 11
Gazi Group Chattogram
Liton Das (WK), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun (C), Shamsur Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shoriful Islam, Rakibul Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahidul Islam
Gemcon Khulna
Jahurul Islam, Zakir Hasan (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah (C), Mashrafe Mortaza, Ariful Haque, Shamim Hossain, Shuvagata Hom, Shahidul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Al-Amin Hossain
Definite picks:
- Liton Das has three fifties in the tournament so far.
- Shuvagata Hom has 8 wickets in the tournament so far.
- Soumya Sarkar has two sixty-plus scores in his last two matches.
- Mustafizur Rahman, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan are popular picks in this match.
Fantasy 11:
L Das, S Hossain, S Hom, J Islam, Mahmudullah, M Hossain, S Sarkar, N Islam, H Mahmud, S Islam, M Rahman
Captain choices- L Das, S Hom, S Sarkar, M Rahman
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