Dhaka Dynamites, Rangpur Riders face off in BPL final

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Brendon McCullum (L), Shahid Afridi (R) in action during BPL 2017

After weeks of some great instances of power batting and fiery bowling on show, Dhaka Dynamites and Rangpur Riders will face off in the final of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday (today).

Both the teams boast of big-hitters and the final promises to be a closely matched contest between the biggest names in batting.

Dhaka are bolstered by the likes of Shahid Afridi and Kieron Pollard, whereas Rangpur sport Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum. Afridi and Narine also form part of Dhaka's three-man spin attack including skipper Shakib Al Hasan.

Shakib is the tournament's leading wicket-taker while Afridi already has two four-wicket hauls.

Squads

Dhaka Dynamites: Shakib Al Hasan, Kumar Sangakkara, Cameron Delport, Evin Lewis, Kevon Cooper, Rovman Powell, Ronsford Beaton, Sunil Narine, Shahid Afridi, Graeme Cremer, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Mehedi Maruf, Mosaddek Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Mohammad Shahid, Jahurul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Saqlain Sajib, Joe Denly, Akeal Hosein, Khaled Ahmed, Shadman Islam, Noor Hossain, Kieron Pollard

Rangpur Riders: Mashrafe Mortaza, David Willey, Ravi Bopara, Adam Lyth, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Samuel Badree, Johnson Charles, Mohammad Mithun, Sohag Gazi, Rubel Hossain, Shahriar Nafees, Nazmul Islam, Ziaur Rahman, Fazle Mahmud, Sam Hain, Samiullah Shenwari, Abdur Razzak, Ebadat Hossain, Elias Sunny, Nahidul Islam, Zahir Khan, Lasith Malinga, Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum, Shamsur Rahman, Nuwan Kulasekara