Bangladesh T20 League

32nd Match: COV vs KHT

Preview

The 32nd match of the Bangladesh T20 League will be played between COV and KHT. The Sylhet International Cricket Stadium will host the match at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. 

The last time they clashed in this league was in the 27th match in which the Comilla side managed a mere 4-run victory over the Khulna franchise.  COV is currently sitting in the third spot with five wins in eight matches, while the KHT side has won only two out of seven matches for which they are placed in fifth place in the league table. 

In their last face-off, Comilla went on to bat first, opener Litton Das scored 50 runs along with Mohammad Rizwan who played an unbeaten knock of 54 runs off just 47 balls. Later Jonshon Charles also added valuable 39 runs to take the total score to 165 runs at the loss of just two wickets. 

In the second half of the game, the Khulna side was quite comfortable batting on the surface. Andrew Balbirnie and Shai Hope added 71 runs for the second wicket partnership and helped their side to keep up with the rhythm of the game. Mahmudul Hasan Joy also scored 26 runs off 13 balls after the fall of Andrew’s wicket. Keeper batsman Azam Khan and Mohammad Saifuddin failed to contribute with the bat in the middle after the wicket of Mahmudul Hasan Joy. Later skipper Yasir Ali smashed 30* runs off just 19 balls but all went in vain as the Comilla bowlers successfully restricted them to a score of 161 which was just 4 runs short of the winning score. Naseem Shah took two crucial wickets in the process. 

Match Details

Match: COV vs. KHT, 32nd Match, Bangladesh T20 League

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Time: 6:00 PM

Venue: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

Pitch & Weather Report

Except for the first game, the pitch looks like a good deck for the battings side. In the 20-over format, teams have an average of more than 160 runs on this surface. However, bowlers who have to ability to keep a good line and length may be successful. The weather will be pleasant on the matchday. The temperature will be around 28°C - 17°C.

COV vs KHT Squads

COV: Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Liton Das, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Imrul Kayes(C), Mosaddek Hossain, Jaker Ali(WK), Mustafizur Rahman, Tanvir- Islam, Naseem Shah, Mukidul Islam, Sunil Narine, Chadwick Walton(WK), Shykat Ali, Dawid Malan, Sean Williams, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohammad Nabi, Andre Russell, Abrar Ahmed, Brandon King, FazalHaq Farooqi, Shaheen Afridi, Nayeem Hasan, Joshua Cobb, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan, Mahidul Islam Ankon(WK), Wanindu Hasaranga, Hasan Ali, Ashiqur Zaman, Abu Hider

KHT: Tamim Iqbal, Andy Balbirnie, Shai Hope(WK), Mahmudul Hasan-Joy, Azam Khan(WK), Mohammad Saifuddin, Yasir Ali Chowdhury(C), Nahidul Islam, Wahab Riaz, Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Avishka Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Shafiqul Islam, Hasan Murad, Fakhar Zaman, Sharjeel Khan, Pritom Kumar(WK), Munim Shahriar, Amad-Butt, Sabbir-Rahman, Habibur Rahman, Paul van Meekeren

COV vs KHT Probable XIs

COV: Litton Das (wk), Mohammad Rizwan, Imrul Kayes (c), Johnson Charles, Mosaddek Hossain, Khushdil Shah, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Mukidul Islam, Naseem Shah, Mustafizur Rahman

KHT: Tamim Iqbal, Shai Hope, Andrew Balbirnie, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Azam Khan (wk), Yasir Ali (c), Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed , Wahab Riaz, Nahid Rana

Match Prediction

As we can evaluate from the last match result, COV are the favourites to win this match.

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