Probable XI –
Khulna Tigers –
Andre Fletcher, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Thisara Perera, Sikandar Raza, Jaker Ali, Khaled Ahmed, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nabil Samad
Minister Group Dhaka –
Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Imran Uzzaman, Mahmudullah (c), Shuvagata Hom, Naim Sheikh, Mashrafe Mortaza, Qais Ahmad, Ebadot Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Mohammad Shahzad/Andre Fletcher
3. Mahmudullah Riyad
4. Tamim Iqbal
5. Soumya Sarkar(C)
6. Thisara Perera(VC)
7. Mahedi Hasan
8. Ebadot Hossain/Fazalhaq Farooqi
9. Mashrafe Mortaza
10. Qais Ahmad
11. Khaled Ahmed
– Soumya Sarkar and Perera looks safest C/VC choices considering their All-rounder roles.
– Can take anyone from Mohammad Shahzad or Fletcher as both are hit or miss type of batters.
– Can take anyone from Ebadot Hossain or Fazalhaq Farooqi especially while bowling in first innings.
– Expecting Mahedi Hasan to come good with both bat and ball as he’s due from last 3-4 innings.
– Kamrul Islam Rabbi can be another good pick at the place of Khaled Ahmed especially while bowling first.
– Mahmudullah Riyad will be another good C/VC choice for SL combinations.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Mahmudullah(C)
3. Tamim Iqbal(VC)
4. Soumya Sarkar
5. Thisara Perera
6. Mahedi Hasan
7. Qais Ahmad
8. Fazalhaq Farooqi
9. Mashrafe Mortaza
10. Khaled Ahmed
11. Kamrul Islam Rabbi
– Mahmudullah and Tamim Iqbal are other good C/VC choices considering their current top forms with bat.
– Going heavy on bowling section as they have dominated in this tournament so far.
– Can take Ebadot Hossain at the place of Qais while bowling first considering his a couple of overs in death.
– Must try Mahedi Hasan as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while batting first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mohammad Shahzad(VC)
2. Mahmudullah
3. Yasir Ali
4. Naim Sheikh
5. Thisara Perera
6. Mahedi Hasan(C)
7. Mashrafe Mortaza
8. Fazalhaq Farooqi
9. Ebadot Hossain
10. Khaled Ahmed
11. Nabil Samad
– Expecting Mahedi to come good with bat and ball after failing to perform well from a long time now.
– Mohammad Shahzad might go big after getting out early in last two consecutive innings.
– Dropped Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar as they might not go big in consecutive innings.
– Yasir Ali and Naim Sheikh can come handy with bat if a couple of top order batters from respective teams depart early.
– Must try Fazalhaq Farooqi and Ebadot Hossain as C/VC especially while bowling first.
– Sikandar Raza and Mashrafe Mortaza are other good C/VC choices for GL combinations.
