Khulna Tigers vs Fortune Barishal, BPL 2022, Today Match Prediction 31 January 2022

klt vs brsal Match Prediction & Analysis

The 14th game of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022 would see the Khulna Tigers and the Fortune Barishal battle it out once again in the tournament. The Tigers suffered a surprising defeat against Barishal in the last game failing to chase down a low total. They would look to even it out here and expect their batsmen to deliver in this game.  

Fortune Barishal’s batsmen have struggled so far in the tournament and the side has gone past the 140 run mark only once in four games. This is a major problem area for the side and they would have to address this here in this game. The Khulna Tigers are expected to come hard at this game and we expect to see a close contest. The odds with the 10CRIC betting app are a bit in favour of Fortune Barishal.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Khulna Tigers Preview

Mushfiqur Rahim would be mad at his top order after their terrible show in the last game against Fortune Barishal. The side failed to chase a small total on a good batting surface. Rahim would like to avenge that loss with a good show here. The top order hasn’t shown consistency and the Tigers’ skipper would like to fix this problem in this game. 

Andre Fletcher and Soumya Sarkar went out cheaply in the last game and a better show would be expected from them. Mahedi Hasan and Rony Talukdar will have to do well in the middle order as Barishal have a good bowling attack. Rahim has been in brilliant form, and he would look to add quick runs down the order with Yasir Ali, Thisara Perera, and Seekkuge Prasanna. 

Mahedi Hasan and Perera used their experience in the last game and bowled beautiful lines. They would look to get under the skin of struggling Barishal batsmen. Kamrul Islam and Sharifullah let the side down in the last game and they would have to come up with better spells here. In Farhad Reza and Prasanna they have bowlers who would enjoy the conditions. 

Khulna Tigers Predicted Playing XI:

Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Andre Fletcher, Soumya Sarkar, Rony Talukdar, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera, Yasir Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Farhad Reza, Kamrul Islam, Sharifullah

Khulna Tigers Actual Playing XI:

Thisara Perera, Kamrul Islam, ADS Fletcher, Mahedi Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Yasir Ali Choudhary, Seekkuge Prasanna, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Farhad Reza, Rony Talukdar

Fortune Barishal Preview

Shakib Al Hasan’s side made a strong comeback to the tournament winning the last game against the Khulna Tigers by 17 runs. Though the side continues to struggle with the bat their bowlers are looking in good form. As they play the same team again Shakib would want to repeat the same magic and improve their position on the points table. 

Chris Gayle played well in the last game, and he would look to provide a good start with Jake Lintott. Shakib must move up the order to strengthen the batting and add runs in the middle order with Najmul Hossain Shanto and Nurul Hasan. Their side had good depth in the batting department with Towhid Hridoy, Ziaur Rahman, Irfan Sukkur, and Mehedi Hasan Rana to follow. 

Mujeeb ur Rahman and Shafiqul Islam bowled well in the last game, and they would aim to get early wickets here too. Mehedi Hasan Rana’s four wickets in the last game helped his side to victory and he would look to do the same here in the middle stages with Shakib. Lintott and Ziaur Rahman add to the bowling options for the side. 

Fortune Barishal Predicted Playing XI:

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Chris Gayle, Irfan Sukkur, Nurul Hasan (wk), Ziaur Rahman, Jake Lintott, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Shafiqul Islam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fortune Barishal Actual Playing XI:

Dwayne Bravo, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Chris Gayle, Towhid Hridoy, Shafiqul Islam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Ziaur Rahman, Nurul Hasan, Irfan Sukkur, Shakib Al Hasan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Chattogram would have clear skies on January 31. The surface would be flat and batting conditions have improved as we have seen big scores here. Spinners are likely to have a good time on this wicket and the side batting first in this game would aim at a total of 180 runs to feel safe, a good bet to place with India's legal betting sites.

Venue Details

The wicket at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram is among the best for the bowlers in Bangladesh. However, the ball hits the bat hard and this allows batsmen to play their strokes freely. Spinners enjoy bowling here and fast bowlers have to mix their lengths to do well. 

Toss: To Bowl

In the past most teams have won games chasing the score here. The wicket remains good for batting even in the second innings and knowledge of a target aids sides. Thus the team winning the toss here would have no hesitation in bowling first.