Riders, Dynamites lock horns for last final berth today
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rangpur Riders and Bangladesh Test and T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan's Dhaka Dynamites will lock horns in the Qualifier-2 of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Wednesday) for a final berth, reports UNB.
The titans' clash will start at 6:30 pm.
The winners of the match will qualify for the BPL season-six final on Friday (February 08) at the same venue against Comilla Victorians, which smartly reached the title-deciding final beating holders Rangpur Riders by eight wickets in Qualifier-1 on Monday.
The loser of today's (Wednesday) match will be eliminated from the prestigious league.
At the start of the league, defending runners-up Dynamites enjoyed five wins in their six matches. On the other hand, the Riders lost four of their first six matches.
The Riders bounced back strongly in the race in their last six league stage matches winning all of them while the Dynamites lost five of their last six matches.
Despite the poor show in the last half of the league stage, the Dynamites managed to cope up in the playoffs winning the last league stage match against Khulna Titans, who finished the league at the bottom of the points table.
Dynamites' coach Khaled Mahmud Shujon said a chance in the playoffs came as an opportunity to them, and they are keen to grab the chance with the open hand.