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Dhaka send Comilla to bat first

Dhaka Dynamites skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent Comilla Victorians to bat first during their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match in Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.

The Dynamites, led by all-rounder Shakib-AL-Hasan, will be looking for a victory to seal a place for the playoffs while Comilla Victorians, led by left-handed top order batter Imrul Kayes, want to keep their winning momentum as they had already secured a place in the most exciting part of the tournament.

Dhaka : Sunil Narine, Upul Tharanga, Rony Talukdar, Shakib Al Hasan(capt), Mizanur Rahman, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Shuvagata Hom, Nurul Hasan(wk), Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain

Comilla: Tamim Iqbal, Evin Lewis, Anamul Haque(wk), Shamsur Rahman, Imrul Kayes(capt), Thisara Perera, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosharraf Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Wahab Riaz