BPL 2023 Cricket Free Tips | Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers: 2nd Qualifier

Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers Match Details

Match: Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers, Qualifier 2 | BPL 2023

Date: Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Time: 17:30 (GMT+5) / 18:00 (GMT+5.5) / 18:30 (GMT+6)

Format: T20

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

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Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers Preview

• Rangpur Riders have seven wins in their previous eight games and are riding high.
• Sylhet Strikers have already lost both league games against Rangpur Riders, and they will be under pressure.
• Sylhet Strikers’ top players have moved to other leagues, leaving them with a short pool of players to choose from.

 

Rangpur Riders and Sylhet Strikers meet in the 2023 Bangladesh Premier League Qualifier 2 on Tuesday evening in Mirpur. The Riders defeated Fortune Barishal in Sunday’s Eliminator, while Comilla Victorians defeated the Strikers in Qualifier 1. The match begins at 19:00 local time at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

The Riders have had a solid second half of the 2023 BPL season and have recruited well in recent weeks. As a result, they will be full of confidence going into this game.

Sylhet Strikers were the group stage’s top team; however, they have suffered in recent games. However, they have a plethora of great bat and ball players.

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Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report 

Although it may have reached 26 degrees earlier in the day, clear skies will keep the temperature in the low 20s and upper teens for the game’s duration.

In both previous games in the playoffs, the captain who won the coin toss chose to field first. We anticipate the same in this match.

This is still a good batting surface, and whoever bats first in this game will want to make at least 170 runs. In recent matches, pace bowlers have had the most success.

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Rangpur Riders Team News & Probable Playing XIs

There were some notable additions to the squad before Sunday’s win over Fortune Barishal. After arriving from the UAE, Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Bravo, Dasun Shanaka, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman all made their debuts in the XI.

Recent form – W L W W W

Rangpur Riders’ Probable XI

Nurul Hasan (c & wk), Mohammad Naim, Shamim Hossain, Rony Talukdar, Nicholas Pooran, Dasun Shanaka, Mahedi Hasan, Dwayne Bravo, Rakibul Hasan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Hasan Mahmud.

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Sylhet Strikers Team News & Probable Playing XIs

Sylhet Strikers were obliged to make three changes ahead of BPL 2023 Qualifier 1 due to the start of the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Gulbadin Naib, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir were replaced by George Linde, who came straight from the SA20.

Recent form – L W L W W

Sylhet Strikers’ Probable XI

Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Zakir Hasan, Ryan Burl, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, George Line, Isuru Udana, and Rubel Hossain. 

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Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers Head-to-Head Stats (Last five matches)

Team	Won	Lost
Rangpur Riders	5	0
Sylhet Strikers	0	5

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Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers – 2nd Qualifier, Dream 11

Wicket-keeper

• Mushfiqur Rahim
• Nicholas Pooran (VC)

Batters

• Najmul Hossain Shanto
• Rony Talukdar
• Towhid Hridoy (c)

All-Rounders

• Dwayne Bravo
• Dasun Shanaka
• Mahedi Hasan

Bowlers

• Rubel Hossain
• Mashrafe Mortaza
• Mujeeb your Rahman

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Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers Prediction

Winning the toss

• Sylhet Strikers

Top batsman

• Rangpur Riders – Rony Talukdar
• Sylhet Strikers – Towhid Hridoy

Top bowler

• Rangpur Riders – Azmatullah Omarzai
• Sylhet Strikers – Rejaur Rahman Raja

Most sixes

• Rangpur Riders – Rony Talukdar
• Sylhet Strikers – Najmul Hossain Shanto

Player of the Match

• Sylhet Strikers – Towhid Hridoy

Team Scores Batting First

• Rangpur Riders – 150+
• Sylhet Strikers – 160+

Sylhet Strikers are the favourite to win this match.

 

This should be an exciting match between Sylhet Strikers, who won the group stage, and Rangpur Riders, who defeated the Strikers in both previous encounters. We anticipate a high-scoring game on Tuesday evening, and we believe the top-order batters on both sides will be vital to the outcome. We predict that Sylhet Strikers will win a close contest.