Sports Reporter :
Motivated Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in the final of the OBHAI Tri-nation T20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur today. The title-deciding match starts at 6.30 PM. State-owned television channel Bangladesh Television (BTV) and private satellite channel Gavi Television (GTV) will telecast the match from the arena.
Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe took part in the first phase of the Tri-nation series. Bangladesh moved into the final securing six points from four matches, while Afghanistan earned four points from as many matches.
As Tamim Iqbal was not included in the squad, there is an opener crisis in Bangladesh squad. Liton Das hit 38 in the first match of this tournament but then he failed to get success in the rest of the matches. Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the two other openers also failed to shine with the willow.
Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad and Afif Hossain played the match-winning innings in the round-robin league matches.
Head Coach of Bangladesh Cricket team Russell Domingo is satisfied with experienced Mushfiqur Rahim with wicketkeeping gloves. So, Mushfiqur Rahim will perform as a wicketkeeper in today’s match.
Bangladesh have no injury problem in their squad. Besides, Bangladesh are now in a good form and they showed consistency in the previous matches.
On the other hand, world-class spinner Rashid Khan is uncertain in today’s match as he could not recover his hamstring injury, which he got in the last match against Bangladesh on September 21. Rashid Khan is the key weapon for Afghanistan. Without Rashid Khan, Afghanistan have to face daunting task to win over spirited Bangladesh.
However, the cricket viewers of South Asia are expecting an entertaining match from the both sides.
Motivated Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in the final of the OBHAI Tri-nation T20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur today. The title-deciding match starts at 6.30 PM. State-owned television channel Bangladesh Television (BTV) and private satellite channel Gavi Television (GTV) will telecast the match from the arena.
Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe took part in the first phase of the Tri-nation series. Bangladesh moved into the final securing six points from four matches, while Afghanistan earned four points from as many matches.
As Tamim Iqbal was not included in the squad, there is an opener crisis in Bangladesh squad. Liton Das hit 38 in the first match of this tournament but then he failed to get success in the rest of the matches. Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the two other openers also failed to shine with the willow.
Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad and Afif Hossain played the match-winning innings in the round-robin league matches.
Head Coach of Bangladesh Cricket team Russell Domingo is satisfied with experienced Mushfiqur Rahim with wicketkeeping gloves. So, Mushfiqur Rahim will perform as a wicketkeeper in today’s match.
Bangladesh have no injury problem in their squad. Besides, Bangladesh are now in a good form and they showed consistency in the previous matches.
On the other hand, world-class spinner Rashid Khan is uncertain in today’s match as he could not recover his hamstring injury, which he got in the last match against Bangladesh on September 21. Rashid Khan is the key weapon for Afghanistan. Without Rashid Khan, Afghanistan have to face daunting task to win over spirited Bangladesh.
However, the cricket viewers of South Asia are expecting an entertaining match from the both sides.
