Published: Nov 11, 2016, 05:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 12, 2016, 02:53 AM (IST)
Good Evening, শুভ সন্ধ্যা! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016, Match 7 between Dhaka Dynamites and Rajshahi Kings, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Friday. I am Ayush Gupta, and I will be bringing to you the live updates from this tie. As of now, Dhaka are currently in the second spot, having played a game, and winning it, thus having a couple of points in their bag, while Rajshahi are placed in the fifth spot, having played a game, and losing it, thus failing to grab a single point as of now. Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: Points table and team standings
Dhaka Dynamites started their Bangladesh Premier League 2016 (BPL) campaign on a winning note coming out victorious against Barisal Bulls in Match No.2 of the tournament. Both teams clashed at the Shere Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur, Dhaka where match No.1 also took place. Riding on the a 88-run stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Mehedi Maruf, Dynamites gained an easy 8-wicket win. Maruf had good partnership with Shakib Al Hasan as well, adding 48 runs for the second wicket. Maruf remained unbeaten on 75 off 45 deliveries, hitting as many 5 fours and as many sixes.
Dynamites won the toss and skipper Shakib elected to field first. Impressive batting by Mushfiqur Rahim and Shahriar Nafees. enabled Bulls to reach a 148 runs against a on the mark bowling attack of Dynamites. Rahim remained not-out on 50 while Nafees provided the earlier impetus making 34-ball 55. Mohammad Shahid was the star bowler for Dynamites picking 3 for 21 in his 4 overs. Dwayne Bravo was economical in his 4 over picking 2 for 26. Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: Schedule and Time Table
Rajshahi Kings is mostly to be led by West Indies T20 winning skipper Darren Sammy under whose captaincy West Indies have 2-titles under their belt. Mahmudullah will be leading Khulna Titans yet once again with Pakistan’s star Shahid Afridi leading Rangpur Riders for the very first time. The first 16 games of the tournament will be played at the same venue after the next 10 games will be played at Chittagong. The next 20 games including the final will again be played at Mirpur. A total of 46 games will be played in the whole tournament.
Almost every team has their fair share of international T20 superstars, which adds a lot of spice to the tournament. Some of the biggest names in T20 cricket are playing the tournament, which has already begun to get comparisons with its Indian counterpart the Indian Premier League (IPL), as well as Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) and West Indies’ Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: BPL 2016 team and squad details
Expect some breathtaking actions for over a month as many overseas players have been drafted in the tournament. The final of the tournament will be played on December 10, 2016 at Dhaka. Each team will be play a total number of 12 games and the top four will get a nod ahead. All the games of the elimination round will be played at the same venue of Dhaka.
Squads:
Rajshahi Kings: Sabbir Rahman, Mominul Haque, Umar Akmal, Darren Sammy (c), Mehedi Hasan, Samit Patel, Farhad Reza, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mohammad Sami, Nazmul Islam, Abul Hasan, Ebadat Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Salman Hossain, Milinda Siriwardana, Upul Tharanga, Delwar Hossain, Kesrick Williams.
Dhaka Dynamites: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nasir Hossain, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Ravi Bopara, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Sunzamul Islam, Dwayne Bravo, Alauddin Babu, Mehedi Maruf, Andre Russell, Mohammad Shahid, Irfan Sukkur, Mahela Jayawardene, Evin Lewis, Wayne Parnell, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Tanveer Haider, Usama Mir.
