Rangpur, Barishal on mission to final

The first team for the final of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has already been confirmed as Cumilla Victorians defeated Ranpur Riders in Qualifier-1 on Monday.

Now, the mission to reach the spot as the second team has come ahead of Rangpur Riders, the defeated team of Qualifier-1, and Fortune Barishal, the winning team of Eliminator. 

Both team will enter the ground in Qualifier-2 game at 6:30 pm on Wednesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur to fix the spot.

Rangpur and Barishal game however paved a way for a summit clash with Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan facing off each other once again. The stained relationship between the two big stars of Bangladesh is now public, which further makes the contest spicy. Also the fans of the two stars are now severely divided as they were seen to abuse their favored-cricketer's competitor in on and off the field, which is now often crossing the limit.

Both Shakib and Tamim were subject to the abuse of the rowdy fans in their first and second leg clash in the group phase.

Tamim's Fortune Barishal though Shakib's Rangpur by five wickets in the opening game, the latter took the revenge by defeating Barishal by one wicket in a thrilling contest in the second leg. 

In the second-leg, Tamim was seen mocking Shakib's celebration after taking the catch of the star allrounder which further sparked the fans to involve in offensive online war. 

However, while the relationship between the two stars promises a titanic clash, the Qualifier-2 game will matter most regardless of their personal problem. The winner will advance to the final to face off the tournament's most successful team Cumilla Victorians.

EM