CAV vs SSR Match Preview
The Challengers will however take some positives from their previous match. Curtis Campher, playing his first match of the season, played an excellent cameo of 45 from just 25 deliveries, while Nihaduzzaman bowled an inspiring spell of 4 for 17 from his 4 overs to give his team a fighting chance right till the final over.
The team will once again rely on Afif Hossain and Shuvagata Hom to lend support in the middle order while Mehedi Hasan Rana and Mrittunjoy Chowdhury will lead the bowling attack.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Towhid Hridoy have been the mainstays of the Strikers’ batting this season. However, going forward, the other batsmen, including Mushfiqur Rahim and Zakir Hasan will have to play a larger role if the team wants to reclaim the number 1 spot. Mortaza bowled a good spell of 2 wickets for 18 runs in the last match and is the leading wicket-taker for the team.
Mohammad Amir and Rejaur Rahman have bowled pretty well too, picking up 10 wickets each. The spinners, barring Imad Wasim, have failed to create any impact on the opposition batsmen.
Weather Report
There is no forecast of rain and the temperature will remain between 19-23 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The last few matches have shown that the surface at Sylhet is a well-balanced one, providing equal opportunities to bowlers and batsmen. The average first innings score here is around 155.
Notable stats
Towhid Hridoy’s Excellent Strike Rate
Towhid Hridoy has played many important innings at the top of the order for the Sylhet Strikers. In the last 6 matches, he has scored 199 runs at an excellent strike rate of 157.93.
Team News
Despite facing losses in their respective latest matches, we expect both teams to go ahead with an unchanged playing eleven.
CAV vs SSR Probable 11
CAV Playing 11
- Max O'Dowd
- Afif Hossain
- Shuvagata Hom (C)
- Unmukt Chand
- Irfan Sukkur (Wk)
- Curtis Campher
- Mehedi Maruf
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
- Mrittunjoy Chowdhury
- Nihaduzzaman
- Mehedi Hasan Rana
SSR Playing 11
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Zakir Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Mashrafe Mortaza (C)
- Mohammad Amir
- Tom Moores
- Thisara Perera
- Imad Wasim
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Rejaur Rahman
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Sylhet Strikers to win this game. They have a lot of quality players in their squad, many of whom, especially the bowlers, are in good form. Playing in home conditions will also give them an added advantage. On the other hand, the Chattogram Challengers are over-reliant on the performances of a couple of key players.
Top Picks
Najmul Hossain Shanto: Shanto has proved to be a very reliable batsman for the Strikers so far. In 8 matches, he has scored 290 runs at an average of 48.33.
Towhid Hridoy: Hridoy has scored 3 half-centuries in his 5 innings so far, making him one of the most consistent batsmen from his side. He can also score runs pretty quickly.
Shuvagata Hom: The Challengers’ captain is a good all-rounder and has scored 103 runs and picked up 5 wickets so far this season.
CAV vs SSR Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Rahim
Batters: N Hossain-Shanto (C), T Hridoy, A Hossain
All-rounders: T Perera, S Hom, I Wasim (VC)
Bowlers: M Mortaza, M Amir, M Hasan-Rana, R Rahman Raja
