Live: Vikings field in first home match
Ruffin RemadCorrespondent
Posted - 2019-01-25T19:08:31+06:00
Updated - 2019-01-25T19:08:31+06:00
Chittagong Vikings have opted to bowl first in their first home game at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in match no. 30 of Bangladesh Premier League 2019.
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Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza at the toss. ©bdcrictime.com
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Chittagong are topping the points table with six wins (12 points) from seven matches. They won by six wickets against Rajshahi Kings in their previous match in Dhaka.
Rangpur Riders have been powered with inclusion of South African legend AB de Villiers. The 'Mr. 360' hit 41 during Rangpur's 183-run chase over Khulna Titans in their last match. The defending champions are currently placed fourth with eight points from eight matches.
Rangpur and Chittagong took on each other in the inaugural match of 2019 BPL in Dhaka. The Vikings won that match by three wickets after bowling Rangpur out for 98 runs.
Chittagong Vikings have made two changes to their playing XI.
and Robiul Islam have been brought in for
and
.
Rangpur Riders have replaced
with pacer Shahidul Islam.
Playing XIs:
Chittagong Vikings:
Mushfiqur Rahim (captain),
(wk), Sikandar Raza,
, Robbie Frylinck,
, Abu Jayed,
,
,
, Robiul Haque.
Rangpur Riders:
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain),
(wk),
,
, Nazmul Islam,
,
, Alex Hales, AB de Villiers, Rilee Rossouw, Shahidul Islam.