Chittagong Vikings and Dhaka Dynamites are ready to face off in the Eliminator in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Dhaka on Monday. The stakes cannot get higher as the winner of the contest will stay alive in the competition, whereas the losing side will have to go back home. Vikings will come in the match as favourites as they not only finished ahead of Dynamites on the league table, but also managed to secure victories in the both meetings between the teams earlier in the competition.
In their previous match, Vikings finished on the losing side against Sylhet Sixers by 29 runs on Saturday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Cameron Delport and Sikandar Raza to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Abu Jayed and Khaled Ahmed to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Dynamites will also come in the match high on confidence after they finished their round-robin stage with a six-wicket win over Khulna Titans. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shakib-Al-Hasan, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Sunil Narine and Rubel Hossain to provide timely breakthroughs.
Key Players:
Andre Russell – 10 Cr
First in the list of key players features Dhaka Dynamites' Andre Russell. The West
Chittagong Vikings and Dhaka Dynamites are ready to face off in the Eliminator in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Dhaka on Monday. The stakes cannot get higher as the winner of the contest will stay alive in the competition, whereas the losing side will have to go back home. Vikings will come in the match as favourites as they not only finished ahead of Dynamites on the league table, but also managed to secure victories in the both meetings between the teams earlier in the competition.
In their previous match, Vikings finished on the losing side against Sylhet Sixers by 29 runs on Saturday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Cameron Delport and Sikandar Raza to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Abu Jayed and Khaled Ahmed to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Dynamites will also come in the match high on confidence after they finished their round-robin stage with a six-wicket win over Khulna Titans. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shakib-Al-Hasan, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Sunil Narine and Rubel Hossain to provide timely breakthroughs.
Key Players:
Andre Russell – 10 Cr
First in the list of key players features Dhaka Dynamites' Andre Russell. The West Indies international is having an outstanding tournament for the franchise – both with bat and ball – where he has already scored 255 runs at an impressive average of 31.87 and strike-rate of 150.88 and has also 12 wickets to his name. Those numbers suggest that Russell, who is valued at 10 Cr, is the player to have in your team for the match on Monday. The 30-year-old has played 280 T20s in his career, where he has scored 4,362 runs at an average of 24.78 and strike-rate of 166.29, whereas has also claimed 256 wickets.
Shakib-Al-Hasan – 10.5 Cr
Second in the list of key players features Dhaka Dynamites captain Shakib-Al-Hasan. The veteran all-rounder is having a great time – both with bat and ball – where he is currently franchise's leading run-scorer in the tournament with 275 runs at an average of 25 and is also the leading wicket-taker with 21 scalps in just 12 matches at an outstanding strike-rate of 12.5. Those numbers suggest that having Al-Hasan, who is valued at 10.5 Cr, in your team will not prove to be a bad call. The 31-year-old has played 292 T20s in his career, where he has scored 4,728 runs at an average of 21.20 and has 342 wickets to his name at a strike-rate of 17.9.
Mushfiqur Rahim – 10.5 Cr
Last in the list of key players features Chittagong Vikings captain Mushfiqur Rahim. The wicketkeeper-batsman is having an excellent time with the bat in hand where he is the franchise's leading run-scorer in the tournament with 418 runs at an average of 38 in 12 matches. Those numbers suggest that Rahim, who is valued at 10.5 Cr, is the player to have in your team. The 31-year-old has played 168 T20s in his career, where he has scored 3,358 runs at an average of 26.86.
