The 42nd match of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Fortune Barishal and Khulna Tigers on Friday, 10th February 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Fortune Barishal were beaten by Comilla Victorians in their most recent match by the margin of five wickets. The batting order of this team totally failed to give the best performance and their full team came back to the pavilion with a total of just 121 runs in 19.1 overs. Mahmudullah was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 36 runs to his name on 26 balls with the help of three boundaries and one huge six. Karim Janat was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 32 runs while he faced 126 balls and smashed four boundaries and one huge six.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 17 runs while no other batsmen from their side could even enter into the double figure. Anamul Haque, Fazle Mahmud, Iftikhar Ahmed, and the skipper, Shakib Al Hasan is the leading batsmen of this team but failed to put some big runs on the board. Iftikhar Ahmed is in good form and we are sure that he will perform well in this match. The bowling unit of Fortune Barishal also failed to give the best performance and leaked the target of 122 runs in 18.3 overs. Ebadot Hossain was the only successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 18 runs. Mohammad Wasim Jr, Khaled Ahmed, and the skipper, Shakib Al Hasan picked one wicket each while Chaturanga de Silva and Mehidy Hasan Miraz were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Khulna Tigers had lost nine out of eleven matches in this tournament and their most recent loss came against Sylhet Strikers by a big margin of six wickets. They won the toss and decided to bat first but their batting order totally failed to give the best performance and scored just 113 runs in 20 overs. Mahmudul Hasan Joy was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 41 runs on the same balls with the help of three boundaries and two huge sixes. Nahidul Islam scored 22 runs while Yasir Ali scored just 12 runs.

The bowling unit of Khulna Tigers also had totally failed to give the best performance in this season of Bangladesh Premier League and we saw the same in the previous match where they leaked the target of 114 runs in 17.3 overs. Mohammad Saifuddin proved the most successful bowler from their side with one wicket to his name in three overs against 13 runs. Nahidul Islam also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged for 23 runs. Hasan Murad was the other bowler with one wicket to his name in 3.3 overs while he was charged with 26 runs. Paul van Meekeren and Nasum Ahmed were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. We think that Khulna Tigers will make some changes in the playing eleven for this match and they will give a chance to their bench strength.

According to match prediction, Fortune Barishal is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Fortune Barishal a favorite team to win this match.

• Fortune Barishal had performed well in this tournament than Khulna Tigers
• Fortune Barishal had already beaten in this tournament Khulna Tigers earlier
• The key players of Fortune Barishal are in good form
• Mahmudullah and Iftikhar Ahmed are in good form for Fortune Barishal
• Fortune Barishal is strong in batting and bowling than Khulna Tigers

Fortune Barishal is overall a strong team in this tournament, so the winning chances of today’s match for Fortune Barishal have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Fortune Barishal has a 58% chance to win this match
Khulna Tigers shave 42% chances to win this match

The toss is playing an important role in the result of all matches of BPL as we had seen in the previous matches. According to to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The 42nd match of BPL season 2023 is going to be held at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The pitch at this venue is known as a balanced one with help for both batsmen and bowlers. The wicket is usually flat and offers good carry which makes this venue a high-scoring ground. In recent matches, the pitch has favored spin bowlers, with the ball turning significantly. The pitch at Shere Bangla National Stadium provides a good balance between bat and ball and has produced some exciting cricket matches in recent times.

The weather forecast for Dhaka for this match is not good. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full match to watch.

Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
Vice-Captain: Karim Janat
A Haque, Shai Hope, Mahmudullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, M Hasan Joy, N Islam, Mohammad Wasim Jr., P Van Meekeren, N Ahmed

Date: Friday, 10th February 2023
Time: 01:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 06:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Shere Bangla National Stadium
• Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Opened: 2006
• Capacity: 25,000
• Ends: Ispahani End, Aqua Paints End
• Time Zone: UTC +06:00
• Other Sports: it is home to Football
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 62
• Matches won batting first: 30
• Matches won bowling first: 32
• Average 1st Inns scores: 143
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 124
• Highest total recorded: 211/4 (20 Ov) by BAN vs WI
• Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (16.5 Ov) by NZ vs BAN
• The highest score chased: 194/4 (16.4 Ov) by SL vs BAN
• The lowest score defended: 127/9 (20 Ov) by BAN vs AUS

Ibrahim Zadran, Salman Hossain, Saif Hassan, Sunzamul Islam, Usman Qadir, Kamrul Islam, Qazi Onik, Haider Ali, Kesrick Williams, Anamul Haque (wk), Fazle Mahmud, Chaturanga de Silva, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Karim Janat, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain.