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Khulna Tigers’ mission to get back to winning-way in BBPL
DHAKA, Dec 25, 2019 (BSS) – After losing two matches in row in
Chattogram phase, Khulna Tigers want to hit back in winning way as they start
the Dhaka phase of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) again.
They will take on Rangpur Rangers in their sixth game of the tournament
on Friday, when the Dhaka phase of the event kicks off again.
Khulna who win the first three matches in row, now demoted to the fifth
position of the point, paying the price of their defeats in the last two
matches.
Khulna Tigers bowling coach Talha Jubair said the side’s two defeats in
a row came as a blessing in disguise for them as it gave them the opportunity
to plug the loopholes which are widely open now.
“There is matter like momentum in cricket. We are now trying to get back
our momentum,” Talha Jubair said after the team’s practice session here
today.
“It’s not possible to win every match in such a long tournament. There
is some positive even in the defeat. If you are defeated in some matches in
the first phase of the tournament, you will get the idea of where your
loopholes are and you will get the time to work on to plug that loophole,” he
added.
“It’s better to loss some matches in initial phases before the play-off
phase. We lost our last two matches in Chattogram. Now our target is to plug
the loopholes and bounce back in the winning way,” he remarked.
The former national pacer said that the key to their last two defeats
was their failure to utilize the first six overs, the first powerplay in
which they lost wickets in quick succession and made runs at less than their
expectation.
“T20 is a game of 20 overs. If you can’t use the first six overs in
bowling or batting, it will hamper you progress. In the last match, we lost
four wickets in the first six overs and we couldn’t recover from there. So
our target is to use the powerplay well,” he pointed out.
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