Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers, BPL 2023, Today Match Prediction 03 February 2023

brsal vs klt Match Prediction & Analysis

BPL 2022-23 is coming to the business end of the league stages and 4 teams have already qualified for the next stages. Fortune Barishal are one of the 4 teams to qualify and are currently in the second position. They have lost 2 of their last 3 matches and will look to build some momentum ahead of the crucial matches. Their opponents Khulna Tigers are out of the qualification race and will look to play spoil sport and look for some wins to end the season on a high.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Fortune Barishal Preview

Fortune Barishal posted 156/8 in the last game powered by Anamul (42 runs) and Mahmudullah (39 runs) cameos. Shakib Al Hasan (311 runs) and Iftikhar Ahmed (296 runs) have been their main run scorers this season. Anamul Haque and Ibrahim Zadran have provided good support while Karim Janat have played attacking knocks to finish on a high.

They lost the match by 5 wickets despite Shakib Al Hasan's brilliant spell of 4-0-18-2 in the match. Khaled Ahmed, Chamika De Silva, Muhammad Wasim Jr, and Karim Janat have been their main pacers in this tournament. Mehidy Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed and S Islam are expected to provide support to Shakib Al Hasan in the spin department.

Key players: Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Karim Janat

Fortune Barishal Predicted Playing XI:

Anamul Haque, Salman Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Sunazamal Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Chamika De Silva, Muhammad Wasim Jr

Fortune Barishal Actual Playing XI:

Salman Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Anamul Haque, Khaled Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Iftikhar Ahmed, Fazle Mahmud, Karim Janat, Mahmudullah, Ibrahim Zadran, Shakib Al Hasan

Khulna Tigers Preview

Khulna Tigers posted a massive score of 210/2. The duo of Shai Hope (91 runs) and Tamim Iqbal (95 runs) played super knocks to lead their batting line up last game. Azam Khan have been their aggressor this season scoring 226 runs at a strike rate of 160 so far. Their batting has been very inconsistent with relying only few batters so far.

Their bowlers failed to defend the target last game as they lost by 7 wickets. Nasum Ahmed was the only bowler to trouble the opposition with figures of 4-0-19-1 in a high scoring match. Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, and Amad Butt will be their key bowlers going ahead.

Key players: Nasum Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal, Azam Khan

Khulna Tigers Predicted Playing XI:

Tamim Iqbal, Shai Hope, Azam Khan, Mahmud Hasan Joy, Yasir Ali, Mark Deyal, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Amad Butt, Nasum Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam

Khulna Tigers Actual Playing XI:

Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Nahidul Islam, Shafiqul Islam, Paul Van Meekeren, Hasan Murad, Andy Balbirne, Nasum Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal, Mark Deyal, Yasir Ali , Shai Hope

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Sher-e-Bangla has been a slow pitch in the last game with providing aid to the spinners predominantly. We expect the pitch to ease down and better in this match. Dhaka will have hot and humid weather on the match day. 

Venue Details

Last match , 20 wickets fell for a combined tally of less than 200 runs as they batters never really got going here. We expect to average score to be around 140-160 runs here.

Toss: To Bat

We expect both captains to bat first on this pitch as the pitch might slow down as the match progresses.