Dhaka Platoon vs Khulna Tigers, Bangladesh Premier League 2020, Today Match Prediction 11 Jan 2020

dap vs klt Match Prediction & Analysis

BPL 2019-20 season`s league phase has reached its last day and we have four teams Chattogram Challengers, Dhaka Platoon, Khulna Tigers, and Rajshahi Royals qualifying for the knockouts. But, we are still not sure of their position in the points table and we have two interesting face-offs to decide it. The winner of both the matches is expected to finish as the top two and get an additional chance to qualify for finals. Khulna Tigers come here after a massive win in their last match against Cumilla Warriors.

Dhaka Platoon, on the other hand, has lost their previous encounter against Rangpur Riders. But, they have never suffered a back-to-back loss this season. We can expect a mouth-watering contest between two quality sides with a lot on a stake in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Dhaka Platoon Preview

Dhaka Platoon`s batting failed to chase 150 runs in the last match. Tamim Iqbal has been their top scorer with 392 runs this season. Asif Ali, Mominul Haque, and Thisara Perera have played some crucial cameos but are not consistent with their ranks. Dhaka`s batting order needs to score more runs consistently and post good scores on board.

Hasan Mahmud and Mahedi Hasan have 10 scalps for the team alongside Wahab Riaz who is no longer available. Shadab Khan has been their go-to bowler in the middle overs and is bowling well this season. Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and Thisara Perera are chipping with crucial wickets but their economy rate is on the higher side.

Key Players:

Tamim Iqbal – Tamim Iqbal has 392 runs with 3 half-centuries this season, but the strange fact is his strike rate of just 113. He is a naturally aggressive batsman but the failure of the rest of the batting line-up is putting pressure on him.

Shadab Khan – Shadab Khan is on fire this season with 8 wickets at an economy of just 6.3 RPO. His match figures in recent matches read as follows: 2/25, 2/14, 1/9, 1/25 (latest matches first).

Dhaka Platoon Predicted Playing XI:

Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Ariful Haque, Mominul Haque, Asif Ali, Thisara Perera, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Hasan Mahmud

Dhaka Platoon Actual Playing XI:

Hasan Mahmud, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mominul Haque, Mahedi Hasan, Shadab Khan, Jaker Ali Anik, Thisara Perera, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque

Khulna Tigers Preview

Khulna Tigers has surged ahead to second place with a massive win by 92 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim (98 runs) and Mehdi Hasan (74 runs) shared a 150+ run partnership to take their total over 200+ runs. Rilee Rossouw is another batting stalwart for them with 435 runs at a strike rate of 160 with 4 half-centuries.

Robbie Frylinck and Shahidul Islam have been piling up wickets and they have a combined tally 35 wickets this season. Mohammed Amir, Aminul Islam, and Shafiul Islam have been taking wickets at regular intervals and are having a good all-round bowling unit.

Key Players:

Mushfiqur Rahim – Rahim has reached a purple patch in the important phase of the tournament with scores of 98*, 24*, 29, 64 & 59 in the last five matches. Rahim will look to continue his good form towards the business end of the season.

Mohammed Amir – Amir has 11 wickets this season at an economy of 7 RPO. Amir and Shahidul Islam have provided crucial breakthroughs early in the match consistently.

Khulna Tigers Predicted Playing XI:

Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan, Rilee Rossouw, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Najibullah Zadran, Shamsur Rahman, Robbie Frylinck, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mohammad Amir, Shahidul Islam

Khulna Tigers Actual Playing XI:

RR Rossouw, Aminul Islam, Shamsur Rahman, Mohammad Amir, N Zadran, Mehidy Hasan, Robbie Frylinck, Shafiul Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahidul Islam, Nazmul Hossain

Weather Conditions

Dhaka will have a hot and bright climate on the match day with no rain possibilities. We will have a full quota of overs without any interruption in this match.

Venue Details

Dhaka pitch is on the slower side with a lot of matches played on it. We expect average scores in range of 140-160 runs.

Toss: To Bat

The pitch is expected to slow down as the match progresses and it will tough to chase in second innings. Any score over 160 will be tough to chase. Teams batting first has won their last 4 matches in arrow here.