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The qualifying and eliminator round of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) cricket begins on Friday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
League leader Comilla Victorians, led by Tamim Iqbal, will play Shakib-Al Hasan's defending champions Dhaka Dynamites in the 1st qualifier at 7pm.
Mahmudullah Riyad-led 3rd ranked Khulna Titans will encounter Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's 4th placed Rangpur Riders in the only eliminator at 2pm.
The winners of the first qualifiers will reach the final directly while the losers of the first qualifier have a chance to reach the final if they are able to beat the winners of eliminator on December 10 at 6pm at the same venue.
The final of the seven-team tournament will be held on Tuesday (Dec 12) at 6pm at the home of Bangladesh cricket, reports UNB.
On completion of the league round of the seven-team franchise-based 5th BPL on Wednesday, Comilla Victorians top the list securing 18 points with a run rate of 0.578 while holders Dhaka Dynamites finished 2nd collecting 15 points having a run rate of 1.631, Khulna Titans became 3rd securing same points with a poor run rate of 0.075 and Rangpur Riders were placed 4th collecting 12 points with a run rate of -0.267.