BPL 2019, Match 2: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rajshahi Kings: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

The Dhaka Dynamites, led by Shakib Al Hasan, ended as the runners-up of the 2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League and fell short of title defence due to a blitz from Chris Gayle. The Dynamites have ensured they retained their core T20 stars in the form of Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine. They also roped in Hazratullah Zazai who has been in some serious form in the APL T20 and T10 league.

They will be up against the Rajshahi Kings who have some consistent T20 performers on their side. They will be led by the young Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The Rajshahi franchise has the likes of Laurie Evans and Ryan Ten Doeschate who have done well in the 2018 T20 Blast. Their bowling attack comprises of the left-arm seamers Mustafizur Rahman and Isuru Udana who are good at deceiving the batsmen with slower balls and cutters.

Match Details:

The 2nd match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019 will be played between Dhaka Dynamites and Rajshahi Kings at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

The match starts at 5:20 PM local time (11:20 AM GMT) (4:50 PM IST).

Broadcast of this game will be available on D Sport and D Sport HD in India. The game can be streamed live on G TV’s official YouTube stream.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch in Dhaka could have a lot of runs in it given the recent history of the venue. Being played on a used track could be the only factor that could stop the batsmen from flourishing. In the previous five T20 matches, the batting first side posted over 190 in all occasions.

Squads:

Dhaka Dynamites:

Shakib Al Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Shuvagata Hom, Qazi Onik, Mizanur Rahman, Asif Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Naim Sheikh, Mohor Sheikh, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Hazratullah Zazai, Andre Russell, Andrew Birch, Ian Bell.

Rajshahi Kings:

Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Qais Ahmad, Christiaan Jonker, Soumya Sarkar, Fazle Mahmud, Arafat Sunny, Alauddin Babu, Isuru Udana, Laurie Evans, Marshall Ayub, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ryan ten Doeschate, Seekkuge Prasanna, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahriar Nafees.

Injury and Availability Updates after the announcement of the squads:

Rajshahi Kings’ Seekkuge Prasanna is a part of Sri Lanka’s squad in the tour of New Zealand.

Power Picks:

Laurie Evans averaged 65.64 in T20s in 2018 as he scored 919 runs from 24 matches with as many as ten fifties. He also had a batting strike-rate of 137.98. His country-mate, Ian Bell might find it tough to make into the Dynamites despite a stellar form during the T20 Blast. Bell scored 580 runs from 14 matches in the previous edition with a century and four fifties. He finished as the 3rd highest run-getter of the tournament behind Evans (614) and Aaron Finch (580).

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

The all-rounders in this match Shakib Al Hasan and Sunil Narine will be ideal picks for multipliers. Narine will be opening the innings and also will be bowling four overs. Hazratullah Zazai, Soumya Sarkar and Andre Russell are alternatives.

Playing XI #1 for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Nurul Hasan

Batters – Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Hazratullah Zazai, Mominul Haque

All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan (C), Sunil Narine (VC), Andre Russell

Bowlers – Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Isuru Udana

Playing XI #2 for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Nurul Hasan

Batters – Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Hazratullah Zazai (VC), Ian Bell (C)

All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan (C), Sunil Narine (VC), Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Bowlers – Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Sami, Kamrul Islam Rabbi

Expert Advice:

The all-rounders category is filled up with the Dynamites’ players Shakib, Narine and Russell. The list also includes Mohammad Hafeez and even the Rajshahi’s new skipper Mehidy Hasan. Among these, Shakib and Narine will be the straight picks due to the impact they are going to have in the game.

Probable Winners:

Dhaka Dynamites start as the favourites thanks to the depth in all the departments compared to the Rajshahi Kings.

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