Reversal News Desk,
The capital Dhaka was gripped by cold weather yesterday. Along with the cold, there was heavy fog. Meanwhile, Fortune Barisal and Dhaka Capitals practiced in Mirpur. The cricketers were waiting for a bit of sunshine on a cold morning. But the sun kept coming and going. Still, the cricketers’ practice did not slow down. From warming up to batting-bowling-fielding, everyone was in a good mood. Where the focus was especially on Fortune Barisal.
Barisal became the champion for the first time in the last BPL. In that season, the team defeated Rangpur Riders to reach the final. Later, Barisal won the title by defeating the most successful team in the BPL, Comilla Victorians. This time, Comilla did not participate. However, Rangpur is making its position known. Nurul Hasan Sohan’s team has won both of the two matches played so far. Today is their tough test. Rangpur will face the champion Barisal in the evening. The match will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur at 6:30 pm.
And in the first match of the day, Durbar Rajshahi will face Dhaka Capitals in their second match at 1:30 pm. These two teams are facing each other in their second match. Both lost in the first match. Rajshahi lost against Barisal and Dhaka lost against Rangpur. Rajshahi could not win despite scoring 197 runs in the opening match of the 11th season. And Dhaka lost while chasing Rangpur’s target of 192 runs. This time, the two teams are waiting to prove their superiority in the battle between themselves. Dhaka bowler Nazmul Islam Apu said that their plan did not work in the first match. Since they were the first, they could not even prepare properly. However, this time, Dhaka is ready to defeat Rajshahi by riding on the shoulders of the bowlers.
On the other hand, Rajshahi bowler Hasan Murad said that there is some challenge for the bowlers because the wicket is good. However, they will take the field to win. There is extra excitement among the spectators about the Barisal-Rangpur match under the floodlights. In the last BPL, Tamim Iqbal played in Barisal and Shakib Al Hasan in Rangpur. Whenever these two teams face each other, the interest of the spectators increases. This time, Shakib is not in the BPL. Even if Chittagong Kings include him in the team, there is little chance of him taking the field. Tamim is in Barisal as usual.
He will test Rangpur, which has won two matches in the current BPL. Most of the stars of the national team are in his team. With cricketers like Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Rishad Hossain, the team has become a mini national team. There is no shortage of foreigners either. Cricketers like Kyle Myers, Shaheen Afridi, Fahim Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi are there. So, Rangpur will have to face a tough test to win its third win. However, Rangpur has gained a lot of confidence by winning two wins.
They had collected about 200 touches against Dhaka. Despite scoring relatively few runs in their second match, Nurul Hasan Sohan’s team did not care about Sylhet Strikers. Rangpur has young talents like Nahid Rana, Sheikh Mahedi. Even though they could not do well in two matches, English star Alex Hales alone can make the difference in the entire match. Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah of Pakistan are with them. Sohan himself is also in form. So the audience is waiting for the ultimate thrill in the Barisal-Rangpur match.
