FBA vs RRR Match Preview
In their last appearance in Bangladesh Premier League, Fortune Barishal defeated Comilla Victorians by 12 runs. They are currently positioned in the second spot with 3 victories from 4 games. In the last match, the Barishal skipper Shakib Al Hasan hit 81 runs from 45 balls to help the team amass 177 runs as they batted first. Then he also contributed with the ball picking up an important wicket and giving away just 11 runs. Barishal succeeded in restricting the Victorians to a score of 165 for 7 in their quota of 20 overs in the end.
In their last encounter against Khulna Tigers, the Rangpur Riders team had to take a heavy loss by 9 wickets. This was their 2nd defeat of the season. Batting first they were bowled out for 129 runs. Mehidy Hasan was the top scorer for them scoring 38 runs from 34 balls. The Khulna Tigers team chased the target down pretty easily with nine wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare. Despite the defeat, the Rangpur Riders have won a couple of games so far and have lost a couple. They are holding onto the number 3 position in the points table. Their opponents in the game are Fortune Barishal who have won 3 games on the trot after losing their opening match against Sylhet Strikers.
Weather Report
The temperatures during the match in Chattogram will be close to 25 degrees. You can expect a lot of sunshine during this game but the air quality is likely to be unhealthy during this game. You can expect northwest winds of 15 km/hr. There is not much likelihood of getting a cloud cover during the game. There are no chances of rain coming down during the match.
Pitch Report
When you take into account the recently played games at this venue you will realize that the wicket has slowed down after a few matches. So, we might not get to see a high-scoring affair in this match as the ball will not come onto the bat. The pitch might not be suitable for stroke play. But a total in the region of 150 runs can be at par on this track while batting first.
Notable stats
After a string of losses, Fortune Barishal has done a great job to bounce back into the competition.
After suffering some bad defeats, the Fortune Barishal side has put together 3 wins in a row. They are on a roll at the moment.
Fortune Barishal has made a great comeback after losing the first game.
If you take a look at the record of Fortune Barishal in the competition thus far, you will find that they have won 3 games on the trot after losing the first game of the season.
Team News
There do not seem to be any injury worries from either side for this game.
FBA vs RRR Probable 11
FBA Playing 11
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Shakib Al Hasan (C)
- PC de Silva
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mahmudullah
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Anamul Haque Enam (Wk)
- Karim Janat
- Sunzamul Islam
- Kamrul Islam Rabbi
- Qazi Onik
RRR Playing 11
- N Sheikh
- Rony Talukdar
- S Malik (C)
- Mohammad Parvez Hossain (Wk)
- Mahedi Hasan
- Sikandar Raza
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Mahmud
- Rakibul Hasan
Dream11 Prediction
The Rangpur Rangers team is going into this game with a loss in their last game and a pretty bad one at that. They were fairly thrashed by their opponents in the game. The Fortune Barishal team on the other hand is on a roll and their skipper is also in good form. So, you can expect Fortune Barishal to win this match and move up the points table.
Top Picks
Shakib Al Hasan: Shakib Al Hasan is a star all-rounder for Fortune Barishal. In his last innings, he put the opposition bowlers to the sword to hit 81 runs from 45 balls and remained unbeaten in the game. He displayed his usefulness also by picking up a crucial wicket.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz: Mehidy Hasan Miraz is a bowling all-rounder for Fortune Barishal.
Although he struggled for wickets in the game against the Victorians, he did win the player of the match trophy against Rangpur Riders where he scored 43 runs and also picked up a couple of wickets.
Ibrahim Zadran: Ibrahim Zadran is a young Afghanistan batsman that scored a critical 27 from 20 balls against the Victorians in their last game. He has scored 127 runs from his 3 innings in the Bangladesh Premier League for 2023 so far.
Shoaib Malik: Shoaib Malik is an experienced Pakistani cricketer. Although he did not make many runs in the last game against Khulna Tigers, he is leading the overall charts for Rangpur Riders with 140 runs from 4 innings.
FBA vs RRR Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A. Haque
Batters: S. Malik, Mahmadullah, I. Ahmed, I. Zadran
All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (C), S. Raza, M. Hasan Miraz (VC)
Bowlers: R. Hasan, H. Rauf, H. Mahmud
