Barisal Bulls lock horns against Comilla Victorians in the Final of BPL 3
Barisal Bulls will play against Comilla Victorians in the long awaited final of the money spinning tournament of Bangladesh, BPL3.
Both the franchise team showed brilliant performance throughout the tournament to seal the final of BPL3. The pair franchise team played ten matches and won 7 matches in the tournament, achieved 14 point to qualify for the final match. Comilla Victorians sealed top position in the point table due to net run rate while Barisal bulls remains second in the point table.
Comilla Victrorians led by the captain of Bangladesh cricket team Mashrafe bin mortaza eyes to crown the trophy for his franchise team from the very beginning of the tournament. He played the second phase of the matches with hamstring injury and can’t able to bowl in those matches. But he played as a captain for his team and that actually bore fruit for Comilla Victorians. He is vastly experienced with his captaincy skills and that will be the vital weapon for the Comilla Victorians in final.
On the other hand, Barisal Bulls led by Mahmudullah Riyad the top order batsman of Bangaldesh cricket team has shown a great performance in BPl both with his batting and captaincy abilities. He injured himself in the second qualifier match against Rangpur while giving a drive to save four for his franchise team, but hope he will be fit to play in the final.He is the leading scorer for Barisal Bulls and he can play a vital innings when his team needs most from him.
Mahmudullah Riyad Bangladeshi all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad is playing as captain for Barisal Bulls. Mamudullah’s all-round proficiency and form will hold them in good stead come the qualifiers as he has been regular throughout the season. In addition to his total of wickets, the 231 runs he has gather is reflection of his significance to the side. He is ranked 5 of top run scorers in league stage.
Sabbir Rahman The young sensational hard hitter batsman who played a crucial cameo innings of 79 runs off just 49 balls featuring seven fours and three massive sixes to seal the final for his franchise team against Ranpur Riders in the second qualifier match. He is also the second highest run scored for Barisal Bulls with 180 runs. He can be dangerous for the opponent team by all means.
Kevon Cooper Caribbean fast bowler Kevon Cooper ranked 4th in the top most wicket takers in the league stage in BPL 3. He played just only matches and grabbed 16 wickets with 1 maiden and 5/15 his BPL career best. He can also contribute with the bat later in the innings for his franchise team.
Al-Amin Bangladeshi fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain played all league stage matches and claimed 16 wicket and 5//36 his career best. He ranked 7th in the most wicket takers in BPL 3.
Players to watch for Comilla Victorians
Ahmed Shehzad the pakisthani stylish opening batsman has only played five games, but he has contributed more than healthily to the side with 174 runs. Come the knockouts, much will depend on the start he can get the team off to and the platform he can set for the rest of the team to capitalize on.
Ashar Zaidi the pakistan born all-round proficiency through out the tournament. He scored 199 runs and bagged 16 wickets and can be a vital weapon for his franchise team .
Imrul Kayes the elegent left handed opening batsman of Bangladesh cricket team has played some blistering knock for his franchise team throughout the tournament and he is the highest scorer with 259 runs for Comilla. He has the ability to give his team a flying start there is no question about that.
Abu Haider the young sensational lefty pacer He is the highest wicket taker in the money spinning tournament of Bangladesh, BPL 3. He bagged 21 wickets in just 11 matches. He is also a cunning bowler and knows where to bowl. Yorker is one of his vital weapon of bowling along with beautiful swing bowling.
Pitch and conditions
It’s a difficult pitch to bat and the bounce variation may force the franchise team captain to bowl first by all means. The dew factor and the overcast condition may give some reason to think before taking a decision both for the franchise team captain.
Comilla Victorians Team
Abu Hider, Ahmed Shehzad, Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Ashar Zaidi, Dhiman Ghosh, Imrul Kayes, KMDN Kulasekara, Liton Das†, Mahmudul Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Mukhtar Ahmed, Naeem Islam jnr, AD Russell, Shoaib Malik, Shuvagata Hom, DI Stevens, Sunzamul Islam
Barisal Bulls Team
Al-Amin Hossain, KK Cooper, N Dutta, RR Emrit, CH Gayle, E Lewis, Mahmudullah*, Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Sami, Nadif Chowdhury, S Prasanna, Rony Talukdar†, Sabbir Rahman, Sharifullah, Sohag Gazi, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Taijul Islam, BRM Taylor
