The third Bangladesh Premier League is all set to kick-off today with the clash between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders at 2pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Comilla Victorians and Dhaka Dynamites will face off in the evening game.
The Twenty20 league came to a standstill after its second edition in 2013 which was marred by match-spot fixing scandals. The return of the tournament is pleasing for the country’s cricket arena and the Bangladesh Cricket Board have tried to take all necessary steps in order to avoid any controversial situation
Chittagong v Rangpur
Chittagong Vikings are the only team to get a near full squad ahead of their first game. Led by Tamim Iqbal the side also boosts batsmen like TM Dilshan, Anamul Haque, Elton Chigumbura and Chamara Kapugedara. However, Taskin Ahmed and Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir will be key to their title charge and they will be complemented by spinners like Saeed Ajmal and Enamul Haque jr.
Taskin’s availability however remains the worry for the port-city side. The young pacer is suffering from viral fever and Robiul Islam might get lucky if the situation persists.
Rangpur have a terrific T20 squad on pen and paper. Shakib al Hasan returned from the United States yesterday night and is expected to turn up for his franchise today. Only four of Rangpur’s foreign recruits have reported – Darren Sammy, Misbah ul Haque, Lendl Simmons and Sachitra Senenayeke – and all of them will play the game today.
Dhaka v Comilla
The owners might have changed, but the capital city side still remain frontrunners for the title. The two-time champions, Dhaka, will be led by Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Apart from icon player Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman will also prove vital in the game’s outcome.
Meanwhile, the Victorians are the newcomers in the league. The Comilla franchise was formed just months ago, but their players aren’t any unknown faces. Captain fantastic Mashrafe bin Mortaza is the heart and soul of the team that also boosts cricketers like Sunil Narine, Shoaib Malik, Andre Russel and Darren Stevens.
The side will, however, miss the service of pacer Kamrul Islam Rabby. Kamrul, who recently got picked in the national one-day squad, was ruled out for a week after injuring his right thumb.
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