Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers Match Details
Match: Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers, Match 33 | BPL 2023
Date: Friday, 3 February 2023
Time: 13:00 (GMT+5) / 13:30 (GMT+5.5) / 14:00 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers Preview
- Fortune Barishal has 12 points from 9 matches, with 6 wins and 3 losses.
- Khulna Tigers have only 4 points from 9 matches, with 7 losses and 2 wins.
- Khulna Tigers are currently on a four-match losing run.
Fortune Barishal will face Khulna Tigers in Match 33 of the 2022-23 Bangladesh Premier League on Friday afternoon at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Sylhet Strikers are four points ahead of Barishal. The Tigers are sixth in the table, tied on points with the bottom-placed Chattogram Challengers. In Dhaka, the game begins at 14:00 local time.
Despite minor hiccups in their results during the last week, Barishal remains in a commanding position in the rankings. They will be confident of defeating the Khulna Tigers in this match.
Khulna Tigers scored 210-2 in their previous game but were unable to win. Without Wahab Riaz, they appear to be significantly weaker with the ball, and this will be a difficult encounter.
Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report
Wednesday afternoon in Dhaka was sunny. There is no risk of rain, and the temperature will rise to 26 degrees in the first few minutes.
On this surface, there isn’t much difference between the teams batting first and second. However, in Phase 3 of this event, all of the skippers decided to field first at this venue. Both captains are likely to select to field first.
The average first-inning score on this pitch previously in the series was 155-160, and we estimate a similar total to par in this game. There is something in the wicket for both pace and spin bowlers.
Fortune Barishal Team News & Probable Playing XIs
All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has not been selected in recent games, and we do not expect him to return for this encounter. We expect Shakib to head an unchanged XI after a few underperformers in the previous encounter.
Recent form – L W L W W
Fortune Barishal’s Probable XI
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque (wk), Karim Janat, Mohammad Wasim, Saif Hassan, Mahmudullah, Ibrahim Zadran, Salman Hossain, Sunzamul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, and Iftikhar Ahmed.
Khulna Tigers Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Andy Balbirnie and Nahid Rana were pulled out of the lineup for Tuesday’s high-scoring thriller against Comilla Victorians, in which Shai Hope replaced Yasir Ali as captain. It was a fantastic batting performance, but Amad Butt will be surprised if he holds his spot after giving 52 runs in three overs.
Recent form – L L L L W
Khulna Tiger’s Probable XI
Shai Hope (c), Azam Khan (wk), Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Amad Butt, Mark Deyal, Nasum Ahmed, Shafiqul Islam, and Yasir Ali.
Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers Head-to-Head Stats (Last 2 matches)
| Team | Won | Lost |
| Fortune Barishal | 2 | 0 |
| Khulna Tigers | 0 | 2 |
Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers – Match 33, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Anamul Haque
- Azam Khan
Batters
- Tamim Iqbal
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Ibrahim Zadran
All-Rounders
- Shakib Al Hasan (c)
- Karim Janat
- Kamrul Islam
Bowlers
- Wahab Riaz (vc)
- Nasum Ahmed
- Mohammad Wasim
Fortune Barishal vs Khulna Tigers Prediction
Winning the toss
- Fortune Barishal
Top batsman
- Fortune Barishal – Shakib Al Hasan
- Khulna Tigers – Rony Talukdar
Top bowler
- Fortune Barishal – Shafiqul Islam
- Khulna Tigers – Kamrul Islam
Most sixes
- Fortune Barishal – Shakib Al Hasan
- Khulna Tigers – Azam Khan
Player of the Match
- Fortune Barishal – Shakib Al Hasan
Team Scores Batting First
- Fortune Barishal – 150+
- Khulna Tigers – 140+
Fortune Barishal is the favorite to win this match.
Khulna Tigers will be left wondering how they lost after scoring 210-2 against the Victorians in their previous match. If they can bring their batting confidence into this game, it may be a very competitive game. However, Khulna’s bowlers have been ineffective in previous encounters, and we expect the Barishal hitters to take advantage. Fortune Barishal will win, according to our prediction.