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KT vs COV Dream11 Team Prediction of BPL: Preview

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 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Khulna Titans are having a dreadful season and have won only two encounters out of their ten matches. They lost their last match to Sylhet Sixers by 58 runs. Bowling first, Taijul Islam was the only positive taking three scalps resulting in a target of 196 runs. With the bat, Brendan Taylor was the top scorer for his 34 run knocks while Junaid Siddique and Ariful Haque also got starts but they could only score 137 runs thus adding another loss to their tally. With just two more matches left before qualifiers, They are virtually knocked out of the tournament but will hope to deliver their best performance in remaining matches.

Comilla Victorians are fourth on the points table with five wins and three losses. They won their last match against Dhaka Dynamites by 7 runs. Good knocks from Tamim and Shamsur Rahman led them to a total of 153 runs. Defending the target, Thisara Perera took three wicket-haul while Afridi took two scalps to successfully defend the target. With knockout matches approaching, They will hope to find a place in the top two teams.

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When and Where:

KT vs COV, 33rd match, Bangladesh Premier League 2019.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
28th January, 01:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 143
Average 2nd innings score: 125

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 is ruled out due to personal reasons and is unlikely to feature tomorrow.

Yasir Shah has failed to perform and can be replaced by Zahir Khan or Carlos Brathwaite. Chances of Zahir are more.

Brendan Taylor and Junaid Siddique will open the innings. N Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah and Ariful Haque will follow them. David Wiese will play the role of an all-rounder.

David Wiese and Junaid Khan will lead the pace attack along with Ariful Haque while Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah will be the key spinners.

Local players Jahurul Islam and Shariful Islam can replace Al-Amin and Subhasish Roy respectively.

Comilla Victorians:

Shoaib Malik is on national duty while Evin Lewis is injured.

Abu Hider Rony can replace Ziaur Rahman in the playing XI.

Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque will open the innings. Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman, 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 as in BPL any player can be rested in any match.

KT:
Junaid Siddique, Brendan Taylor (wk), Al-Amin/Jahurul Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah (c), Ariful Haque, David Wiese, Taijul Islam, Yasir Shah/Zahir Khan/C Brathwaite, Junaid Khan, Shariful Islam/Subashis Roy.

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

They can shuffle their batting order.