Bangladesh T20 League

39th Match: KHT vs SYL

Preview

The 39th Match of the Bangladesh T20 League will be played between Khulna and Sylhet on Wednesday, 08th February 2023 in Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka at 01:00 PM IST. This is an important match for the 6th-placed KHT, who will be looking to get a third win in the BAN T20 contest against the table topper side SYL, who will be looking to dominate this match against Khulna and claim its 9th win in this tournament. KHT currently has 4 points in the 10 matches that the side has played, including 2 wins and 8 losses. Whereas, SYL has 16 points in the 11 matches that the side has played, including 8 wins and 3 losses, which keeps them on the top of the chart.

The Host KHT will be looking to end its campaign on a positive note when they face SYL this Wednesday afternoon. In the previous match, KHT suffered a 37-run defeat at the hands of the 2nd-placed FBA. The skipper of the side Tamim Iqbal will be hoping that the side can put on a good show in this fixture to claim its sixth win in the tournament.

The table toppers SYL suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of 4th-placed RR in their last fixture. The captain of the side Nurul Hasan will be hoping that the side can make a strong comeback in this contest. In a game played earlier this season, SYL registered a 31-run win over KHT. In terms of their batting department, KHT will be relying on the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Shai Hope, Andrew Balbirnie, Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Yasir Ali to deliver maximum runs in this important against table toppers.

The right-handed Bangladeshi Yasir Ali played exceedingly well for KHT and finished the innings with the top score of 60 runs off 38 balls with the help of 5 boundaries and 3 sixes. Ali was well supported by Windies batter Shai Hope, who chipped in 37 runs off 24 balls with the help of 4 boundaries and 1 six. As far as their bowling department is concerned, KHT will be relying on the likes of Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam, Paul van Meekeren and Hasan Murad to deliver crucial breakthroughs in the 39th match. With 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.17, off-spinner Nahidul Islam has been a decent performer for KHT this season.

On the other hand, the table toppers SYL will be depending on the likes of Towhid Hridoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, skipper of the side Mushfiqur Rahim, wicket-keeper Zakir Hassan, Tom Moores, Ryan Burl and Thisara Perera to continue their dominating performance in this match as well. In the previous match, 22-year-old right-handed batter Towhid Hridoy played exceedingly well for SYL and finished the innings with the top score of 85 not out off 57 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. Hridoy was well supported by skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored a splendid half-century off 35 balls with the help of 5 boundaries and 3 sixes.

SYL's bowling is one of the most consistent departments for them out of the 3 departments, they will be relying on the likes of Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Ryan Burl, Thisara Perera and Rejaur Rahman Raja to deliver crucial breakthroughs against KHT. In the last fixture, Mohammad Irfan and Rajaur Rahman Raja bowled well and claimed one wicket apiece.

Match Details

Match: KHT vs SYL, 39th Match, Bangladesh T20 League

Date: Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Time: 01:00 PM

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Pitch & Weather Report 

Shere Bangla National Stadium has been good in the last game providing aid to the spinners in the middle overs. We expect the pitch to slow down due to the used nature in this match between KHT and SYL. Both sides will be looking to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposing team to less than 155 runs. The previous three matches have been won by side batting second. Both captains want to bowl first on this track as the dew might settle down and trouble the bowlers to grip the ball as the match progresses. The last 3 matches are won by teams chasing the target here.

The maximum temperature will remain at 29°C, with a low of 18°C with 66% humidity, and a light wind speed of 11 Km/hr for the 39th BAN T20 match on Feb 08 between KHT and SYL. It is going to be a warm afternoon on the match day at this venue with no sign of rain.

KHT vs SYL Squads

KHT: Tamim Iqbal(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Shai Hope, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Azam Khan(w), Yasir Ali, Mohammad Saifuddin, Wahab Riaz, Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Sabbir Rahman, Amad Butt, Habibur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Musfik Hasan, Munim Shahriar, Pritom Kumar

SYL: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Ryan Burl, Zakir Hasan, Akbar Ali, Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Mohammad Amir, Rubel Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Nabil Samad, Nazmul Islam, Tom Moores, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Mohammad Haris, Rejaur Rahman Raja

KHT vs SYL Probable XIs

KHT: Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shai Hope (c & wk), Andrew Balbirnie, Yasir Ali, Mark Deyal, Nahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed , Shafiqul Islam, Paul van Meekeren, Hasan Murad

SYL: Towhid Hridoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tom Moores, Zakir Hasan (wk), Ryan Burl, Mushfiqur Rahim (c), Thisara Perera, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Rubel Hossain, Nabil Samad, Mohammad Irfan

Match Prediction

The table toppers SYL will be the favourites to win their game against the second-bottom side in the league against KHT. With the likes of Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto in excellent form this season, SYL will be looking to deliver a clinical batting performance in this fixture on Wednesday. We say SYL to notch up a comfortable win over KHT.

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