Chattogram Challengers and Khulna Tigers will go up against each other on 13 February, in the Eliminator of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022 at Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. Both sides had won five and lost five matches in the league stage, but Chattogram finished above Khulna due to a better net run rate.
Both Chattogram and Khulna won their respective latest encounters on 12 February. While Chattogram rode on Will Jacks’ unbeaten 57-ball 92 to chase 186 in 19.1 overs against Sylhet Sunrisers with four wickets to spare, Andre Fletcher’s unbeaten 62-ball 101 and Mahedi Hasan’s 49-ball 74 helped Khulna chase 183 against Comilla Victorians in 18.4 overs with nine wickets remaining.
In their last meeting, Khulna beat Chattogram by six wickets. The former restricted Chattogram to 143/8 after asking them to bat and reached the target in 18.5 overs. Thisara Perera starred with ball, returning 3-18, while the others took a wicket each. Then Fletcher hit 47-ball 58 to be adjudged Player of the Match.
For Khulna, Soumya Sarkar will be the key at the top among batters, and Mushfiqur Rahim in the middle. Chattogram, on the other hand, will rely on Jacks and Afif Hossain for the bulk of runs to advance to the next stage of the Playoffs.
Likely XIs
Chattogram Challengers: Afif Hossain (c), Akbar Ali (wk), Zakir Hasan, Will Jacks, Chadwick Walton, Mehidy Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Benny Howell, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed
Khulna Tigers: Mushfiqur Rahim (c and wk), Andre Fletcher, Soumya Sarkar, Yasir Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Thisara Perera, Jaker Ali, Farhad Reza, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khaled Ahmed, Nabil Samad
Fantasy tips
- Among wicketkeepers, pick Mushfiqur and ignore Akbar Ali.
- Jacks, Afif, Sarkar, Thisara, and Benny Howell are the must-have choices.
- Do not ignore Naveen-ul-Haq. He can produce good value with ball.
Fantasy XI
Afif Hossain, Will Jacks, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan, Andre Fletcher, Soumya Sarkar (vc), Benny Howell, Mahedi Hasan, Thisara Perera (c), Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Shoriful Islam.