Chattogram Challengers captain Shuvagata Hom and Comilla Victorians captain Imrul Kayes during the toss before their BPL9 match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 16 January, 2023
Chattogram Challengers captain Shuvagata Hom and Comilla Victorians captain Imrul Kayes during the toss before their BPL9 match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 16 January, 2023

Chattogram bat first against winless Comilla

Chattogram Challengers opted to bat first against Comilla Victorians in their ninth Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.

Comilla, who are winless after three matches in BPL9, have made three changes in their playing XI in a desperate attempt to bring their campaign back on track.

Comilla have dropped Mustafizur Rahman, Nayeem Hasan and Chadwick Walton in favour of Abu Hider, Mukidul Islam and Johnson Charles

Chattogram, who have won two and lost two so far, have made one change, bringing in wicketkeeper-batsman Irfan Sukkur in place of Al-Amin.

Teams

Comilla Victorians: Imrul Kayes (c), Liton Das †, Mosaddek Hossain,  Jaker Ali, Abu Hider, Tanvir Islam, Mukidul Islam, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Johnson Charles

Chattogram Challengers: Usman Khan, Afif Hossain, Darwish Rasooli, Irfan Sukkur, Max ODowd(w), Ziaur Rahman, Shuvagata Hom (c), Nihaduzzaman, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Malinda Pushpakumara, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury