COV vs FBA Dream11 Prediction, BPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 8 of BPL 2024

COV vs FBA will lock horns each other in the 8th match of the Bangladesh Premier League 2024 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on January 23. Comilla Victorians have played only one game so far, which they lost and are placed fifth in the table. Fortune Barishal, on the other hand, are placed fourth, having won and lost a game each so far.

Comilla Victorians squared off against Durdanto Dhaka in their last match, where Durdanto Dhaka won the toss and elected to bowl. Victorians started slow and had lost their first wicket at 23 runs, but a brilliant second wicket stand of 107 runs paved the way for them. Thanks to the innings from Kayes and Hridoy, they were able to score 143 runs. Dhaka, in return, was brilliant right from the first ball as the opening stand of 101 runs made the chase easy for them. They were easily able to chase the total thereon and won the game by five wickets.

Fortune Barishal squared off against Khulna Tigers in their last match, where Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl. Barishal did not start well with the bat, having lost the first wicket at 14. They had better partnerships for the wickets to follow and also scored at a much better pace. They had posted a strong total of 187 runs on the board. Tigers, in return, were simply sensational right from the start as every batter who came out to bat smashed around bowlers for fun. They easily chased down the total and won the game by eight wickets with two overs to spare.

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The track at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur is quite equally helpful to batters as well as bowlers. With good seam and swing movement off the deck, pacers are expected to do well here. It would be a good contest between the bat and the ball here. Teams prefer to chase the total after winning the toss, with the average first innings score being 152.

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