Squads –
BT –
Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Johnson Charles, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Andre Fletcher, Mahedi Hasan, Adam Hose, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Karim Janat, Aryan Lakra, Tom Moores, Chirag Suri, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb ur Rahman
QAL –
Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Akhtar, Sultan Ahmed, Ben Dunk(w), Asif Ali, Shahid Afridi, Samit Patel, Sohail Tanvir, Chris Jordan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Taha, Fayyaz Ahmed, Tom Banton, Umaid Asif, Azmatullah Omarzai, Maaz Khan, Zeeshan Ashraf, Khurshid Anwar, Danyal Ahmed
Team News –
BT –
– The Bangla Tigers won their last game against the Pune Devils and now have won 2 of their 4 games played in the super League.
– Windies pair of Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles will be the openers for Bangla Tigers. Fletcher had a below average BBL with just 1 50+ score but is in good touch here scoring 53, 30 in last 2 games.
– Chirag Suri and Tom Moores will bat at 1 and 2 down respectively. Moores is a English Wicket keeper batsman with a SR of 135. Chirag scored 30 of 15 balls while Moores scored 12 ball 38 in last game.
– Afif Hossain and Karim Janat will handle the middle order.
– Qais Ahmed, Mujeeb Rahman and are their spin attack. Mujeeb has taken just 1 Wicket in the entire tournament.
– Karim Janat, George Garton and M Pathirana will handle the pace bowling for the Tigers. Karim Janat is teams leading Wicket taker.
QAL –
– Qalandars are one of the strongest side in the tournament with the likes of Banton, Sharjeel and Sohail Tanvir. They are still undefeated in the tournament and are favorates in this game too.
– Tom Banton and Sharjeel Khan will open the innings. Both are extremely aggressive batsman especially Banton who has been a big name in t20 Cricket in recent years. Banton has scored 112 runs in 3 games for Qalandars. Sharjeel scored 28 in last game.
– Captain Sohail Akhtar will bat at 1 down. Sohail has been the leading scorer of the team with 151 runs.
– Asif Ali will bat at 2 down followed by big Ben Dunk at 5. Asif Ali attacks from ball 1 same follows with Dunk who is known for his big 6s.
– Samit Patel and Shahid Afridi will handle the middle order. Samit patel can bat up the order any game.
– Sultan Ahmed and Shahid Afridi will be the spinners for Qalandars. Sultan is picking at least 1w in every game.
– Chris Jordan, Sohail Tanvir and Omarzai will be leading the pace attack. Tanvir took 3 Wickets last game.
Probable XI –
BT –
Andre Fletcher, Johnson Charles, Chirag Suri, Tom Moores, Afif Hossain, Karim Janat, George Garton, Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fazal Haq, M Pathirana
QAL –
Tom Banton, Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Akhtar, Asif Ali, Ben Dunk(wk), Samit Patel/Danyal Hafeez , Shahid Afridi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Chris Jordan, Sultan Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
The pitch here is a batting paradise and a very good Wicket for chasing with a Average score of 110.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Tom Moores( 2 down + wk, SR of 136 in t20s , 38*(12b) last game, good choice to have )
Ben Dunk( 3 down, known for his big 6s, poor BBL form, can get a chance to open)
Johnson Charles( Open, RHB, very aggressive batsman, hit or miss, 4000+ t20 runs with a SR of 127, 110 runs in 4 games )
BAT –
Andre Fletcher( Open, RHB, very attacking but hit miss type batsman, poor BBL 2020 with just 1 50+ score, 53, 30 runs last 2 games)
Tom Banton ( Open, young talent, SR of 152 in t20s, 112 runs in 4 games, Must have )
Sohail Akhtar ( 1 down, has been playing really aggressive this tournament with 153 runs in 4 games)
Asif Ali ( 2 down, very attacking Pakistani batsman, 3300+ t20 runs with a massive SR of 147, can bat 1 down)
D Bell Drummond ( Open/1 down, big name in English domestic Cricket, 151 runs in 6 games in SPL 2020, Must have if play’s )
Afif Hossain( 3 down + off spin, doesn’t bowl much nowadays, 3 50+ scores in Banglabandhu t20 )
Chirag Suri ( 1 down order, can open anyday, 42*,30, last 2 games Must try )
Sharjeel Khan ( Open, LHB, very attacking, 2256 t20 runs at a SR of 135, 28 last game, Must have, hit or miss )
ALL –
Karim Janat( Medium pacer from Afghanistan, bowling Allrounder, 5 Wickets in 4 games this tournament, Must )
Samit Patel ( Slow left arm + middle order batsman, 5000+ runs + 242 Wickets in t20 cricket, very experienced, 200 runs + 7 Wickets in Sri Lanka t20 2020, not getting any bowling + Batting very low, didn’t played last 2 games)
A Omarzai( Bowling Allrounder, Medium pace + good Striker of the ball, 187 runs + 7 Wickets in Shpageeza t20 recently, Must have)
BOWL –
Mujeeb Rahman( Mystery off spin, #1 t20 bowlers in world cricket, 1w last 2nd game, Must have)
Qais Ahmed( Leg spin, 12 Wickets in Sri Lanka Premier League 2020, 1w last game, Must have)
Chris Jordan ( Medium pacer, t20 specialist, known for his death bowling, 225 T20 Wickets on his name, 3 Wickets last 2nd game, Must have)
Sohail Tanvir ( Left arm fast, very experienced with 367 t20 Wickets, 8 Wickets in National T20 cup 2020, 3 Wickets in last game, Must have)
Sultan Ahmed ( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets this tournament in 4 games with an economy just under 8, Must )
Fazal Haq( Left arm fast medium, took 2 Wickets in his last game, good at 8cr)
C/VC –
BT –
Johnson Charles
Andre Fletcher
Karim Janat
QAL –
Tom Banton
Sohail Akhtar
Sharjeel Khan