Rangpur Riders skipper Nurul Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl first in a high-voltage clash against Fortune Barishal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.
Rangpur have made a few changes in their playing XI with Saifudding being ruled out with a hamstring injury while Rakibul Hasan and Steven Taylor making way for Azizul Hakim Tamim and Towfique Khan Tushar.
Rangpur are coming off back-to-back victories in their first two matches while Barishal won their first game against Durbar Rajshahi.
Rangpur Riders (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Tawfique Khan, Saif Hassan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Nurul Hasan(w/c), Mahedi Hasan, Md Azizul Hakim Tamim, Kamrul Islam, Nahid Rana, Akif Javed
Fortune Barishal (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal(c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Kyle Mayers, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Mohammad Nabi, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Tanvir Islam, Iqbal Hossain Emon
Source: The Daily Sun
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