Published: Nov 22, 2016, 05:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 22, 2016, 08:56 PM (IST)
Good Evening, শুভ সন্ধ্যা! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the Match 24 of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016, between Barisal Bulls and Chittagong Vikings, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on. We at CricketCountry will be bringing to you the live updates from this tie. Chittagong are currently placed fifth in the table with four points from six games, having won just a couple, while Barisal, on the other hand, are placed at the number six. Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: Points table and team standings
Barisal Bulls take on the hosts Chittagong Vikings at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong in the Bangladesh Premier League 2016-17 which is the match No. 24 of the tournament. Both teams are currently tied on 6 points. Chittagong have played 7 matches out of which they have won 3 and lost 4 and have accumulated six points. Barisal Bulls on the other hand have played 6 matches and have won and lost 3 match each.
Both teams are tied on points, and are fighting for the 4th spot. Chittagong Vikings will be relieved as they got back to winning ways after losing five in a row. On the other side, the Bulls have had a start-stop campaign. Winning three and losing three, they will want to be more consistent from here on as the tournament approaches its business end.
Tamim Iqbal will have to make sure that his team doesn’t let off the winning momentum that they have got after their recent win. Barisal Bulls on the other hand, have to make sure that they win this clash and guarantee themselves the fourth spot on the tournament.
Earlier, Chittagong Vikings came out all guns blazing and registered their third win of the tournament in Match 16 against Rajshahi Kings at Chittagong on Friday. It was some serious bowling which helped them defend the target on a batting friendly surface. Taskin Ahmed bowled beautifully and chipped five wickets to see his side winning the game by 19 runs. Taskin broke the opponent’s spine by having five key wickets to his name. It was a collective effort by the Vikings as Mohammad Nabi did well with the bat to get runs on the board after which their bowlers responded well and got wickets at regular intervals. Vikings have gained two valuable points from this win and now have four points to their name.
Chittagong Vikings: Tamim Iqbal (c), Abdur Razzak, Anamul Haque (wk), Chaturanga de Silva, Grant Elliott, Chris Gayle, Imran Khan jnr, Jahurul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Jeevan Mendis, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Nabi, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Saqlain Sajib, Shahidul Islam, Shoaib Malik, Dwayne Smith, Subashis Roy, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan
Barisal Bulls: Abu Hider Rony, Al-Amin Hossain, Carlos Brathwaite, Mushfiqur Rahim(wk/c), Joshua Cobb, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Nawaz, Monir Hossain, Dilshan Munaweera, Nadif Chowdhury, Rumman Raees, Shahriar Nafees, Shamsur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Thisara Perera, Rayad Emrit, Dawid Malan, Jeevan Mendis, Fazle Mahmud
