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KT vs RK Dream11 Team Prediction of BPL: Preview | Ali Khan injured

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Khulna Titans vs Rajshahi Kings match. We are covering KT vs RK Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the Bangladesh Premier League 2019 match. The match is to be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium.

Khulna Titans have got a very poor start to the season and have lost both of their matches. In yesterday’s match, Their bowlers failed to restrict Dynamites and were given a target of 193 runs. David Wiese and Paul Stirling were the only positives with the ball taking two wickets each. In response to the target, Their batting order collapsed miserably and could only score 87 runs with Junaid Siddique being top-scorer for his 31 run knocks. They will hope for a responsible performance from batsmen in upcoming matches and get their first win of the season.

Rajshahi Kings lost their only encounter to Dhaka Dynamites by 83 runs. Bowling first, They were given a target of 190 runs because of some ordinary bowling effort from them. Arafat Sunny was the only positive taking two wickets. With the bat, Only Mohammad Hafeez could play a steady knock of 29 runs and thus was left behind by 83 runs. They will hope for a unison effort from all players tomorrow and open their account in BPL 2019.

When and Where:

KT vs RK, 8th match, Bangladesh Premier League 2019.
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
9th January, 4:50 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score:150
Average 2nd innings score:129

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.

RK:
Mehedi Hasan (c), Alauddin Babu, Soumya Sarkar, Arafat Sunny, Mominul Haque, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Christiaan Jonker, Qais Ahmad, Fazle Mahmud, Isuru Udana, Laurie Evans, Marshall Ayub, Ryan ten Doeschate, Seekkuge Prasanna, Shahriar Nafees, Mohammad Hafeez.

Team News:

Khulna Titans:

Lasith Malinga and Yasir Shah are on national duty and are unavailable for first few matches.

Ali Khan injured himself while fielding in the last match and did not even came to bat. He is likely to be replaced by Carlos Brathwaite.

Subashis Roy is likely to replace Shariful Islam in the playing XI.

Paul Stirling and Junaid Siddique will open the innings. Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Ariful Haque, Mahmudullah and J Islam will follow them. David Wiese and C Braithwaite will play the role of an allrounder.

David Wiese, Carlos Brathwaite and Subhasis Roy/Shariful Islam will lead the pace attack while Taijul Islam, Zahir Khan and Mahmudullah will be the key spinners.

The team can play spinner Al-Amin or Tanvir Islam in place of Zahir Khan and bring Brendan Taylor or Dawid Malan as the fourth overseas option to strengthen their batting attack.

Rajshahi Kings:

Seekkuge Prasanna is on national duty.

Ryan Ten Doeschate can replace Christiaan Jonker in the playing XI because of his current form. Pacer Kamrul Islam can also replace Alauddin Babu in the playing XI.

Mohammad Hafeez and Mominul Haque will open the innings. Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans and Zakir Hasan will follow them.

Mustafizur Rahman and Kamrul Islam/Alauddin Babu will be the key pacers while Mehidy Hasan and Arafat Sunny will lead the spin attack. Soumya Sarkar can bowl few overs of medium pace while Hafeez and Monimul can spin the ball well if needed.

Isuru Udana can also come in the playing XI in the place of Qais Ahmed to strengthen the pact attack.

Probable Playing XI:

These matches can be risky as in BPL any player can be rested in any match.

KT:
Paul Stirling, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah (C), Ariful Haque, Jahurul Islam (wk), David Wiese, Carlos Brathwaite, Taijul Islam, Subashis Roy/Shariful Islam, Zahir Khan.

They can shuffle their batting order.

RK:
Mominul Haque, Mohammad Hafeez, Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Zakir Hasan (wk), Christiaan Jonker/Ryan Ten Doeschate, Mehidy Hasan, Arafat Sunny, Kamrul Islam/Alauddin Babu, Qais Ahmad/Isuru Udana, Mustafizur Rahman.