Fortune Barishal vs Minster Group Dhaka, BPL 2022, Today Match Prediction 24 January 2022

brsal vs mgd Match Prediction & Analysis

We are into the 5th game of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022 and Fortune Barishal would be taking on the Minister Group Dhaka. Fortune Barishal has made a good start to the tournament and won their first game against the Chattogram Challengers, and they would be high on confidence. Minister Group Dhaka played poorly in the last game to lose against the Chattogram Challengers

Minister Group Dhaka would be under pressure as they have lost both the games they have played. A loss here would hurt their position on the points table further. The side would have to come out of this mess and win here. Fortune Barishal on the other hand shall look for their second consecutive victory and this would make this game interesting. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Fortune Barishal Preview

It was a clinical show from Shakib Al Hasan’s side in their opening game of the season as they defeated the Chattogram Challengers by 4 wickets. They bowled well to restrict their opponents to a small total and chased it down comfortably. Minister Group Dhaka would be a tougher opponent and Shakib would like his players to be at their best and solidify their position on the points table. 

Najmul Hossain Shanto missed out in the last game and the side would like to see him set up a good opening wicket stand with Shykat Ali. Shakib brings vast experience to the middle order, and he would look to steer the innings with Towhid Hridoy and Irfan Sukkur. Dwayne Bravo is a great finisher and adds strength to this line-up along with Salman Hossain. 

Shakib bowled beautifully in the last game, and he would look to grab early wickets with Nayeem Hasan. Alzarri Joseph adds good strength to this bowling attack with Bravo and Jake Lintott and they would look to unsettle the Dhaka batsmen in the middle overs. Salman Hossain adds variety to this attack. 

Fortune Barishal Predicted Playing XI:

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shykat Ali, Towhid Hridoy, Irfan Sukkur (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ziaur Rahman, Alzarri Joseph, Jake Lintott, Nayeem Hasan, Salman Hossain

Fortune Barishal Actual Playing XI:

Dwayne Bravo, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam, Chris Gayle, Towhid Hridoy, Shafiqul Islam, Alzarri Joseph, Shykat Ali, Ziaur Rahman, Nurul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan

Minster Group Dhaka Preview

Mahmudullah’s side hasn’t lived up to its reputation. The side went down against Chattogram Challengers in their last game by 30 runs. Their bowlers once again failed to deliver, and this is something the side would have to work on. Mahmudullah would be desperate for a win and bring his campaign back on track. 

They have a strong opening combination in Tamim Iqbal, and Mohammad Shahzad, and the side would expect a good start from them in this game. Mohammad Naim and Jahurul Islam would look to set up a good platform in the middle overs. They have good firepower down the order with Mahmudullah, Isuru Udana, and Andre Russell being clean strikers of the ball. 

Arafat Sunny and Rubel Hossain bowled well in the last game, and they would have to get early breakthroughs for the side. Their bowling in the middle overs has been poor and the likes of Udana, Ebadot Hossain, and Shuvagata Hom need to bowl tighter spells. Russell and Mahmudullah shall also need to bring their experience to play here. 

Minster Group Dhaka Predicted Playing XI:

Mahmudullah (c), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Naim, Jahurul Islam, Andre Russell, Isuru Udana, Shuvagata Hom, Arafat Sunny, Ebadot Hossain, Rubel Hossain

Minster Group Dhaka Actual Playing XI:

Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Mahmudullah, Shuvagata Hom, Isuru Udana, Arafat Sunny, Mohammad Shahzad, Hasan Murad, Rubel Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Andre Russell

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There would be odd clouds over Dhaka on January 24. We have seen a flat wicket so far in the tournament and lots of runs have been scored. Batsmen would be able to play their strokes and bowlers are likely to find the conditions tough in this game. The side batting first shall need to put 170 runs on the board. 

Venue Details

The pitch at Shere Bangla National Stadium is flat and the fast outfield allows batsmen to score quick runs at this venue. The wicket doesn’t offer much to the fast bowlers and they need to rely on their variations. Spinners have done well at this venue as there is assistance for them from the track.

Toss: To Bowl

The script had been simple at the toss, win it and opt to bowl first. In this part of the world setting up totals is never easy, and most teams have won games chasing scores. Hence, the side winning the toss in this game shouldn’t have any hesitation in opting to bowl first in this game.