Bangladesh T20 League

33rd Match: FBA vs KHT

Preview

The 33rd Match of the Bangladesh T20 League will be played between Fortune and Khulna on Friday, 3rd February 2023, in Shere Bangla Nation Stadium, Dhaka, at 01:30 PM IST. FBA is doing great this season and standing second in the league with 16 points (8 wins; 2 losses in 10 Matches), while KHT is second from the bottom and has only 4 points (2 wins; 7 losses in 9 matches). Barishals will be one of the four teams who will qualify for the Playoffs while their opponent Khulna is out of the race, but they can play as a party popper in the league and spoil someone’s game to end their season on a high note. 

Barishals set a target of 157 for DHP, all thanks to Anamul Haq and Mahmudullah’s quick 42 and 39 runs, respectively, in the last game, but they failed to defend. Shakib (311 runs) and Iftikhar (296 runs) are their key batters this season, and they have Karim Janat to give final blows in the end. Anamul Haq and Ibrahim Zadran have provided support at regular intervals as well.

Barishals lost against Dhaka by five wickets despite Skipper Shakib’s superb spell of 4-0-18-2. Chamika De Silva, Mohammad Waseem Jr., and Karim Janat are their main pacers this season, but they failed to make collective efforts. Shakib needs extra assistance from Iftikhar and Sunzamul Islam in spin bowling if they want to go further for the title.

On the other hand, Khulna posted a massive total of 210 in their previous game with the help of Current and Former Skipper Shai Hope’s 91* in 55 balls (five 4s; seven 6s) and Tamim Iqbal’s (eleven 4s; four 6s), but still, they failed to defend. Khulna’s batting was inconsistent this year as they relied upon only a few batters, including Azam Khan (226 runs) and Mahmudul Hassan.

Tiger’s Bowlers failed to defend 211 in their previous game and lost the match by seven wickets. Nasum Ahmed was the only bowler impressed with his figures of 4-0-19-1 in a game where a total of 423 runs were scored. If KHT wants to spoil other teams’ parties, they will need better performance from Ahmed Butt, Mohammad Saifuddin, and Nahidul Islam.

Match Details

Match: FBA vs KHT, 33rd Match, Bangladesh T20 League

Date: Friday, February 03, 2023

Time: 01:30 PM

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Pitch & Weather Report 

The pitch of the Shere Bangla National Stadium got slower as the game progressed, so that it might be more helpful for spinners as compared to pacers. The Average score here revolves around 145 - 160, which can be chased down if the batters spend powerplay.

Talking about the Weather, it is a day game, and it will be a sunny day with the highest and the lowest temperatures of 27°C and 16°C with a wind speed of 11 km/h in the southeast direction.

FBA vs KHT Squads

FBA: Saif Hassan, Chaturanga de Silva, Anamul Haque (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Karim Janat, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Kamrul Islam, Salman Hossain , Khaled Ahmed, Ibrahim Zadran, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Fazle Mahmud, Kusal Perera, Rahkeem Cornwall, Sunzamul Islam, Kesrick Williams, Ebadot Hossain, Haider Ali, Qazi Onik

KHT: Tamim Iqbal, Andrew Balbirnie, Shai Hope, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Azam Khan(w), Yasir Ali(c), Mohammad Saifuddin, Wahab Riaz, Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Sabbir Rahman, Amad Butt, Habibur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Musfik Hasan, Munim Shahriar, Pritom Kumar

FBA vs KHT Probable XIs

FBA: Anamul Haque, Salman Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Sunazamal Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Chamika De Silva, Muhammad Wasim Jr

KHT: Tamim Iqbal, Shai Hope, Azam Khan, Mahmud Hasan Joy, Yasir Ali, Mark Deyal, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Amad Butt, Nasum Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam

Match Prediction

KHT will still be perplexed how they could lose after outscoring the Victorians 210-2 in their last game. This game may be tight if they can maintain their batting confidence. However, Khulna's bowlers have performed poorly lately, so we anticipate the Barishal hitters to benefit. Therefore, we expect FBA to prevail.

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