Rajshahi lose 2 early wickets

Rajshahi Kings lost two early wickets at the 33rd match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.

Earlier, the Kings captain Darren Sammy decided to bat first against Chittagong Vikings Both sides made two changes.

Rajshahi picked uncapped Pakistan legspinner Usama Mir, their first draft pick, and Quazi Anik, the Bangladesh Under-19 fast bowler.

They have dropped Kesrick Williams and Rony Talukdar. Chittagong dropped Najibullah Zadran and Al Amin to bring in Luis Reece and newcomer Nayeem Hasan, a promising offspinner.

Chittagong Vikings: 1 Luke Ronchi (capt), 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Anamul Haque (wk), 4 Stiaan van Zyl, 5 Sikandar Raza, 6 Luis Reece, 7 Tanbir Hayder, 8 Nayeem Hasan, 9 Rayad Emrit, 10 Sunzamul Islam, 11 Taskin Ahmed

Rajshahi Kings: 1 Mominul Haque, 2 Luke Wright, 3 Zakir Hasan, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 James Franklin, 6 Darren Sammy (capt), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Usama Mir, 9 Mohammad Sami, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Quazi Anik