FBA vs SSR Match Preview
Last year saw the Fortune Barishal side skipper Shakib Al Hasan winning the player of the tournament title due to his fine all-around performance in the tournament. He will be leading the Barishal side again this year. Last year saw two big names from international cricket participating in the league in the form of Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle for Barishal. These two big guns will not be participating in the competition this year. The Sylhet Strikers won their opening encounter against Chattogram Challengers by a big margin. Batting first, the Chattogram team could muster up just 89 runs from their 20 overs. The Sylhet Strikers chased down the target easily in 12.3 overs by keeping 8 wickets in hand. Sylhet Strikers had to endure an entirely disappointing season last year. They could win just one match out of their ten from the group stages. This year they are going into the tournament with a new name and a new owner. They may have good fortune on their side finally this year.
Weather Report
We are expecting temperatures in the region of 25 degrees for this game of cricket. You can expect hazy conditions during the game. There is a chance of winds in the region of 7 km/hr during the match. Not many chances of rain coming down during the game. Not much chance of players perspiring in the match either. There is a 30% chance of getting a cloud cover during the game.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Dhaka stadium will be a balanced one. The average first innings total at the venue is 144 runs in T20 cricket. Out of the 59 matches played on this ground, on 35 occasions, we got a score of below 150 runs. So, this is not a high-scoring ground by any stretch of the imagination. However, the wicket is also unlikely to help the bowlers much. So, the skipper that wins the toss will take to the field first in all probability.
Notable stats
Shakib Al Hasan has a terrific all-around record from last year's competition.
In the last 10 games he has played in the competition for Barishal, Shakib has scored 271 runs at an average of 30.11. He has also picked up 15 wickets in these 10 games at a strike rate of 15.80.
Fortune Barishal has a terrific recent record in the competition.
Fortune Barishal has won 4 out of their last 5 games in the competition. The only loss was by a wafer-thin margin of one run in the last year's final.
Team News
There do not seem to be any serious injury worries at the moment as this is just the start of the season.
FBA vs SSR Probable 11
FBA Playing 11
- Haider Ali
- Saif Hassan
- Shakib Al Hasan (C)
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mahmudullah
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Karim Janat
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk)
- Ebadot Hossain
- Kamrul Islam Rabbi
- Qazi Onik
SSR Playing 11
- Nazmul Hossain Shanto
- Towhid Hridoy
- Colin Ackermann
- Zakir Hasan
- T Perera
- IM Wasim
- Akbar Ali
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- M Mortaza (C)
- Mohammad Amir
- Rejaur Rahman Raja
Dream11 Prediction
The Fortune Barishal team led by Shakib Al Hasan is a more balanced side. It is a well-sorted-out team and is more likely to win this encounter. The Barishal skipper is one of the top run-getters in the competition with 271 runs from his last 10 encounters in the competition. He is a world-class all-rounder and has also picked up 15 wickets in as many matches. Mahmudullah has also done a fair job by adding 50 runs in the last couple of games. We will bet with Fortune Barishal to win this encounter and open their account straight away.
Top Picks
Shakib al Hasan: The Fortune Barishal team is led by the Bangladesh national team captain Shakib Al Hasan. He led the team from the front last year and nearly took them to the title. He scored 284 runs in the competition last year from 11 games at a strike rate of 144.16 and also picked up 16 wickets.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz: This all-rounder has shifted his franchise from Chattogram Challengers to Fortune Barishal this year. Last season he scored 207 runs from 12 games and also took 13 wickets. He will be looked upon for a repeat performance this year.
Rejaur Rahman Raja: Rejaur Rahman Raja managed to win the player of the match award in the first outing for his team this year. The 23-year-old pace bowler scalped 4 victims in the first game for just 14 runs and broke the back of the opposition.
Mohammad Amir: This former Pakistani fast bowler displayed that he is still a tough customer to handle. Amir opened the bowling attack for Sylhet with Mashrafe Mortaza and picked up a couple of victims from 4 overs giving away just 7 runs. He even bowled a maiden over in the game.
FBA vs SSR Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: R. Gurbaz
Batters: Mahmudullah, N. Hossain Shanto, R. Burl, I. Zadran
All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (C), I. Wasim (VC)
Bowlers: R. Hossain, M. Amir, Naveen ul-Haq, R. Rahman Raja
