Probable XI –
Khulna Tigers –
Andre Fletcher, Soumya Sarkar, Rony Talukdar, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera, Mahedi Hasan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Farhad Reza, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nabil Samad
Fortune Barishal –
Shykat Ali, Najmul Hussain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Chris Gayle, Nurul Hasan(wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ziaur Rahman, Jake Lintott, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Chris Gayle
3. Soumya Sarkar
4. Najmul Hossain Shanto
5. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Thisara Perera
8. Seekkuge Prasanna(VC)
9. Taijul Islam
10. Kamrul Islam Rabbi
11. Nayeem Hasan
– Shakib Al Hasan looks safest captain choice considering his one down batting and full four overs with bowl.
– Taking punt on Seekkuge Prasanna as VC considering his three down batting and 3-4 overs with bowl.
– Dropped Fletcher as he might not go big in consecutive innings considering his hit or miss type of batting.
– Taking punt on Soumya Sarkar who got out very early during the last match.
– Can take Farhad Reza at the place of Taijul Islam especially while bowling in first innings.
– Dwayne Bravo and Thisara Perera are other good C/VC choices considering their All-rounder roles.,
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Chris Gayle
3. Soumya Sarkar
4. Najmul Hossain Shanto
5. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
6. Dwayne Bravo/Thisara Perera
7. Seekkuge Prasanna(VC)
8. Mahedi Hasan
9. Taijul Islam
10. Nayeem Hasan
11. Kamrul Islam Rabbi
– Towhid Hridoy can be picked at the place of Chris Gayle especially while chasing.
– Take anyone from Dwayne Bravo or Thisara Perera whoever gets to bowl in first innings.
– Taking punt on Mahedi Hasan who’s due to perform well with both bat and ball in this season.
– Expecting atleast a couple of wickets from Taijul Islam as he went without one in last two innings.
– Rony Talukdar and Nurul Hasan are good picks for risky SL combinations.
– Must try Mahedi Hasan as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nurul Hasan
2. Soumya Sarkar(VC)
3. Rony Talukdar
4. Towhid Hridoy
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Seekkuge Prasanna
7. Mahedi Hasan(C)
8. Farhad Reza
9. Taijul Islam
10. Nayeem Hasan
11. Jake Lintott
– Mahedi Hasan looks open captain choice considering his due performance with bat and ball this season.
– Soumya Sarkar might look to go big with bat after getting out very early during the last match.
– Rony Talukdar might come good with bat if any of the opener depart early.
– Towhid Hridoy will be a crucial pick in case of the failure of a couple of top order batters.
– Dropped both Thisara Perera and Bravo as they might not do well in consecutive matches.
– Expecting Jake Lintott and Taijul Islam to remain amongst the wickets at this slow surface.
