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KT vs COV Dream11 Team Prediction of BPL: Preview | Malinga and Yasir Shah can play

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Khulna Titans vs Comilla Victorians match. We are covering KT vs COV Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the Bangladesh Premier League 2019 match. The match is to be played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Khulna Titans are on the bottom of the points table with one win and four losses. They got their first victory against Rajshahi Kings in the last encounter. Batting first, They gave a target of 129 to Kings with Ariful Haque being the top scorer for his 26 run knocks. Taijul Islam and Junaid Khan took three wickets each while Mahmudullah took two scalps to provide a 25 run win to the team. They will hope to register another win tomorrow and improve their standing in the points table.

Comilla Victorians are second on the points table with three wins and two losses. They won their last match against Sylhet Sixers by 8 wickets. Bowling first, They restricted Sixers at 68 runs with Mahedi Hasan taking four crucial wickets while Wahab Riaz and Liam Dawson took three and two wickets respectively. Handy knocks from Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes ensured easy chase of the target. They will hope to defeat Khulna Titans.

Also read: ST-W vs BH-W Dream11 Team Prediction of WBBL: Preview | Harmanpreet Kaur will not play

When and Where:

KT vs COV, 20th match, Bangladesh Premier League 2019.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet.
18th January, 06:30 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 152
Average 2nd innings score: 142

Squads:

KT:
Mahmudullah Riyad, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Carlos Brathwaite, Dawid Malan, Ali Khan, Jahurul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Al-Amin, Zahir Khan, Subashis Roy, Junaid Siddique, Tanvir Islam, Mahidul Islam Ankan, Lasith Malinga, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor, Paul Stirling, David Wiese.

COV:
Thisara Perera, Liam Dawson, Ziaur Rahman, Anamul Haque, Abu Hider Rony, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Shahid, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Saifuddin, Sanjit Saha, Waqar Salamkheil, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Tamim Iqbal, Mosharraf Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman.

Team News:

Khulna Titans:

Lasith Malinga and Yasir Shah are free from national duty and have joined the squad.

There is confusion between overseas players. Paul Stirling, Yasir Shah and Lasith Malinga are able contenders to come in the playing XI. Carlos Brathwaite, David Wiese are likely to be replaced. Dawid Malan can also be risky.

Jaharul Islam and Junaid Siddique can open the innings. Mahmudullah, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Ariful Haque will follow them. Junaid and Shariful Islam will lead the pace attack along with Ariful Haque while Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah will be the key spinners.

Comilla Victorians:

Shoaib Malik has gone on national duty and will not play further in BPL’19. Evin Lewis is injured and will most probably miss tomorrow’s encounter. Abu Hider Rony or M Shahid can replace Ziaur Rahman in the playing XI.

Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque are expected to open the innings. Shamsur Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Liam Dawson, Shahid Afridi and Thisara Perera will follow them.

Mohammad Saifuddin and Wahab Riaz will lead the pace attack along with Thisara Perera while Shahid Afridi, Liam Dawson and Mahedi Hasan will be the key spinners.

Probable Playing XI:

These matches can be risky and any team can make any unpredictable change in their playing XI.

KT:
Jahurul Islam (wk), Junaid Siddique, Dawid Malan/Paul Stirling, Mahmudullah (c), Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Ariful Haque, Lasith Malinga/Carlos Brathwaite/Yasir Shah (any two), Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Junaid Khan.

They can shuffle their batting order.

COV:
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque (wk), Shamsur Rahman, Imrul Kayes (c), Liam Dawson, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Abu Hider Rony/Ziaur Rahman/M Shahid.