Hapless Dhaka to bowl first against in-form Comilla

Comilla Victorians captain Imrul Kayes and Dhaka Dominators captain Nasir Hossain in the toss ahead of the BPL9 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on 23 January, 2023Dhaka Dominators Facebook page

Dhaka Dominators won the toss and opted to bowl first against Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Monday.

Comilla, who have won their last three matches after starting the tournament with three straight defeats, have made one change to their XI, bringing in Pakistani speedster Naseem Shah in place of his compatriot Hasan Ali.

Dhaka, who are languishing at the bottom of the seven-team table with one win in six matches, have made four changes, dropping Ahmed Shehzad, Robin Das, Mohammad Imran Randhawa and Jubair Hossain in favour of Usman Ghani, Mizanur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain and Arafat Sunny.

Both teams earlier faced off in Chattogram, where Comilla won by 33 runs.

Comilla Victorians: Litton Das, Mohammad Rizwan, Imrul Kayes(c), Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Jaker Ali(w), Mosaddek Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Naseem Shah, Abu Hider Rony, Mukidul Islam

Dhaka Dominators: Usman Ghani, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun(w), Mizanur Rahman, Nasir Hossain(c), Ariful Haque, Amir Hamza, Taskin Ahmed, Muktar Ali, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny