Published: Nov 09, 2016, 12:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 09, 2016, 05:23 PM (IST)
Good afternoon, শুভ অপরাহ্ন! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Bangladesh Premier League 2016. The third game of the tournament after rescheduling is being played between Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka. Here you will get all the live updates of the exciting match. this is also expected to be a thriller as both the teams are well balanced and have some magnificent batting in their line up. Darren Sammy will be leading the Rajshahi Kings side while Mahmudullah will be captaining the Khulna titans side. Both the teams will try to win their opening game and kick start the tournament on a winning note. Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: Schedule and Time Table
The second day of the tournament will have two matches, with the first game starting at 2.30 PM IST and the second match slated at 6.45 PM ISTstart. Other big names in the Rajshahi Kings side are Umar Akmal, Sabbir Rahman and Mehedi Hasan Miraz . the last two names made their Test debuts recently in the successful Test series against England at home. They will once again look to impress one and all. Other players likes Samit Patel, Kirk Edwards and Bangladeshi players will also look to impress.
Rajshahi Kings did not participate in the BPL 2015, and have returned to the tournament with some big names in their ranks. The presence of Sammy will certainly bolster the Kings going into the tournament with a fresh set-up. On the other hand, star Bangladeshi batsman Mahmudullah will lead the Khulna Titans side. He will have the services of the likes of Shuvagata Hom, Lendl Simmons and Kevin Cooper at his disposal besides some talented Bangladesh players. All-in-all, it promises to be a cracker of a contest.
This tournament will be serving as an ideal platform for the budding talents to showcase their talent in the grand stage and rub shoulders with some big and established names in the game. With numerous numbers of games being played in this tournament a lot of action can be expected. Each team will be allotted points on the basis of every game and a total of four teams will make it to the elimination round. The bottom three teams will be disqualified from the tournament.
Squads:
Rajshahi Kings: Abul Hasan, Ebadat Hossain, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Hasan, Darren Sammy(c), Mohammad Sami, Mominul Haque, Nazmul Islam, Nurul Hasan(w), Samit Patel, Raqibul Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Sabbir Rahman, Salman Hossain, Milinda Siriwardana, Upul Tharanga, Umar Akmal, Delwar Hossain, Kesrick Williams
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, Shafiul Islam, Shuvagata Hom, Lendl Simmons, Riki Wessels, Taibur Rahman, Abdul Halim, Abu Sayeem
