Rangpur Riders to play against Barishal Bulls

Rangpur Riders to play against Barishal Bulls in the last day of second phase of the 19th match of BPL season 3 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on Thursday.

Rangpur Riders led by the world no. one all-rounder Shakib al Hasan. They have smashed Chittagong Vikings by 9 wicket in their previous match. They have played 6 matches so far and won 4 match. Riders sealed the 3rd position in the point table.

On the other hand Mahmudullah Riyad leading Barishal Bulls, who earns a massive win by 9 wicket against Dhaka Dynamites in their last match. They have won 4 matches out of 6 matches. Bulls sealed 2nd position in the point table.

Soumya Sarkar: Rangpur Riders Opener Soumya Sarkar claimed half century on his last match against Chittagong Vikings. He scored 58* runs on 56 balls with 8 fours and 1 six.

Elvin Lewis: Barisal Bulls opening batsman Elvin Lewis claimed maiden century on the tournament. The Caribbean batsman scored 101* from just 65 balls 7 fours and half dozen huge Sixes on the last match against Dhaka Dynamites.

Pitch Report:

This is the 7th match and last day of second phase of the tournament. It should be a good batting track with extra bounce and spin we have seen in this ground. Due factor may force the both opponent team captain choose to field first.

Squad:

Rangpur Riders Team

Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin, Arafat Sunny, Jahurul Islam, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Mithun†, Mohammad Nabi, Muktar Ali, Murad Khan, NLTC Perera, DJG Sammy, Saqlain Sajib, SMSM Senanayake, Shakib Al Hasan*, LMP Simmons, Soumya Sarkar, Wahab Riaz

Barisal Bulls Team

Al-Amin Hossain, KK Cooper, N Dutta, CH Gayle, Imad Wasim, E Lewis, Mahmudullah*, Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Sami, Nadif Chowdhury, S Prasanna, Rony Talukdar†, Sabbir Rahman, Sajedul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Sharifullah, Taijul Islam, BRM Taylor

The match is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local | 10:00 GMT and Channel 9 will telecast the match live.