We have reached the business end in the 8th season of Bangladesh Premier League, In the 1st qualifier fixture, Rangpur Riders will host Comilla Victorians on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Rangpur Riders finished the league stage by being at the top of the point table with 9 wins and a net run rate of 1.438.
Comilla Victorians qualified for the 1st Qualifier round after finishing the league table at the 2nd spot with 8 wins and a net run rate of +1.279.
In the last 5 fixtures, the opening partnership has scored an average of 25.8.
The betting tip is...
Rangpur Riders to score 25.5+ runs before fall of first wicket
The Riders finished the league stage at the top but witnessed a disappointing loss in their last league fixture against Comilla Victorians. It was not a good performance by the batters and in the end, the bowlers came out short to stop the chase of the opposition.
Shakib Al Hasan scored 24 off 19 at the start but failed to provide momentum to the team. James Neesham scored 69 off 42 at a strike rate of 164.29 from the middle order and gave a major push to the overall score.
On the bowling front, Shakib Al Hasan picked up 3 wickets in 4 overs at an economy of. Abu Hider contributed with a single wicket but the rest of the bowling unit was a failure and couldn't perform well enough under a pressured situation.
James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, and Abu Hider are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Brandon King, Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tom Moores, James Neesham, Dwaine Pretorius, Abu Hider, Hasan Mahmud
Comilla Victorians will be confident enough for the 1st qualifier fixture as they recently defeated their opponent and will be hoping to repeat their performance.
On the batting front, the team will be dependent on Towhid Hridoy to score runs. Hridoy is the 2nd highest scorer in the league right now as he has scored 358 runs in 11 matches at an average of 39.78. Litton Das is following him with 280 runs in 11 matches at an average of 25.45.
The Victorians have Tanvir Islam in the bowling unit who is the teamβs highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets in 10 matches at an economy of 7.41. Mustafizur Rahman is behind him with 11 wickets in 9 matches but he has been costly as his economy stands at 9.56.
Towhid Hridoy, Andre Russell, and Tanvir Islam are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Jaker Ali Anik, Litton Das, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Towhid Hridoy, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Matthew Forde, Mohammad Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Musfik Hasan
We are in for an entertaining fixture at the last stages of the league as both teams have met twice this year and have scored a single win each.
Even after their previous defeat, the Rangpur Riders hold an edge because the Comilla Victorians have major struggles in their bowling unit. The Riders have a good depth in their batting and have quality bowlers. We predict a win for Rangpur Riders on Monday.