Published: Nov 27, 2016, 04:36 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 27, 2016, 08:27 PM (IST)
Nomoskar! Good evening! Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016. Match No. 30 will be played between Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Vikings at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. Rangpur Riders are currently placed at the third position, and will look to come out hard and garner two points from this encounter, climbing up in the points table. Chittagong Vikings, on the other hand, are sitting at the fourth position and have eight points from the same number of matches.
Rangpur Riders lost their previous encounter against Rajshahi Kings, affecting their confidence. They failed to chase down the set target of 163 and lost the chase by 12 runs. Chittagong Vikings, on the other hand, had a contrasting result in their latest encounter, against Barisal Bulls. They won the game by a massive margin of 78 runs, and have certainly bettered their net run-rate. This is a crucial game for both the teams, and one can expect a high-voltage one, as we have reached the business end of the tournament.
Chittagong Vikings have a well-balanced side with Tamim Iqbal at the helm of the affairs. The likes of Dwayne Smith, Grant Elliott, Taskin Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Jeevan Mendis instil immense confidence. Riders, on the other hand, are led by Naeem Islam and have some match-winning players such as Mohammad Shahzad, Rubel Hossain and Shahid Afridi.
Teams:
Chittagong Vikings: Tamim Iqbal(c), Anamul Haque(w), Grant Elliott, Imran Khan jnr, Jahurul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Jeevan Mendis, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Nabi, Abdur Razzak, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Saqlain Sajib, Shahidul Islam, Shoaib Malik, Dwayne Smith, Subashis Roy, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan
Rangpur Riders: Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Richard Gleeson, Mehrab Hossain, Naeem Islam(w), Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Shahzad, Muktar Ali, Nasir Jamshed, Pinak Ghosh, Gidron Pope, Gihan Rupasinghe, Shahbaz Chouhan, Shahid Afridi, Sohag Gazi, Soumya Sarkar, Ziaur Rahman, Liam Dawson, Jupiter Ghosh, Anwar Ali
