Live Cricket Score, Dhaka Dynamites vs Khulna Titans BPL 2016, Match 42: Khulna Titans win by six wickets

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Match No. 42 between Dhaka Dynamites and Khulna Titans, of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016 at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. This is an important match for Titans, especially as they will try to boost their morale by getting the better of table-toppers Dynamites, to get back to winning ways. In the business end of the group stage, Titans have slipped to the fifth spot as Chittagong Vikings, Rangpur Riders and Rajshahi Kings have moved up with consistent performances. Titans have 6 wins in 12 games, and have no option but to to pull up their socks to reach the eliminators, whereas Dynamites are already assured of a place in the next round. READ: Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: Points table and team standings; Dynamites on top

Titans started their campaign in a promising way after pulling off some close wins. They have, however, lost their last three games. Their last victory, for that matter, came against Barisal Bulls, as they followed it up with back-to-back defeats over Kings, Vikings and Comilla Victorians respectively. Nonetheless, they will be confident facing Dynamites against whom they won their last encounter by 9 runs.

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Talking about the two sides’ previous clash, Titans won the toss and chose to bat. Andre Fletcher, Suvagata Hom and Taibur Rahman gave starts to their team, but it was captain Mahmudulah’s night with a sparkling 62 that propelled his side’s score to 157 for 5 in 20 overs.

In reply, Dynamites never got going as their top order crumbled. Mosaddek Hossain and Seekkuge Prasanna gave their side a slim hope with late flourish, but Kevin Cooper and Mosharraf Hossain’s 3-fors earned a memorable win for Titans.

In short, Dynamites have form in their grasp, but Titans cannot be ruled out as they won their last head-to-head encounter versus Shakib Al Hasan’s side. Expect a cracker of a match when these two sides face off at Dhaka.

Squads:

Dhaka Dynamites: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Alauddin Babu, Ravi Bopara, Dwayne Bravo, Irfan Sukkur, Mahela Jayawardene, Evin Lewis, Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Shahid, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Nasir Hossain, Wayne Parnell, Seekkuge Prasanna, Andre Russell, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Suhrawadi Shuvo, Sunzamul Islam, Tanveer Haider, Usama Mir

Khulna Titans: Mahmudullah(c), Abdul Majid, Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Kevon Cooper, Andre Fletcher, Hasanuzzaman, Benny Howell, Junaid Khan, Ben Laughlin, Mohammad Asghar, Mosharraf Hossain, Naeem Islam jnr, Noor Hossain, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shafiul Islam, Shuvagata Hom, Lendl Simmons, Taibur Rahman, Riki Wessels