Malan-led Cumilla opts to bowl against Rajshahi

BBPL 2019
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Yasin Azam
Yasin Azam

||  CF Correspondent  ||

Cumilla Warriors newly appointed captain Dawid Malan won the toss and decided to bowl against Rajshahi Royals in the 23rd match of the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.

Warriors appointed Malan, who scored a brilliant hundred in his last innings, to lead the side as their regular skipper Dasun Sanaka has left in order to play for Sri Lanka.

Rajshahi Royals has lost only one game in the tournament and Cumilla Warriors has won only two games in the tournament so far.

Team changes

Cumilla has made four changes in their playing eleven. Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have left them  south Africa players Stain Van zyl  and Davis Wiese  will play for Cumilla today

Rajshahi has made two changes as they Irfan Sukkor and Nahidul Islam in place of pace duo Abu Jayed Rahi and Kamrul Islam Rabbi.

Cumilla Warriors playing XI 
 Soumya Sarkar, David Malan(c), Sabbir Rahman,   Mahidol Islam Ankon Abu Haider, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain,  David Wiese, Stainn Van Zyl, Sanzamul Islam, Robibul Haque Robi

Rajshahi Squad playing XI
Liton Das(w), Afif Hossain, Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell(c), Nahidul Islam, Irfan Sukkur, Alok Kapali, Farhad Reza, Mohammad Irfan, Taijul Islam