RRR vs SSR Match Preview
The Riders have been rather inconsistent with their performance this season, failing to build up a winning momentum. Scoring his second half-century of the season, Malik is the leading scorer for the Riders this season with 225 runs.
More will be expected from Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Naim, Parvez Hossain, and Mohammad Nawaz if the team wants a top-2 finish. Haris Rauf bowled a superb spell of 3 for 19 to help his team clinch a 55-run win. He received some good support from Rakibul Hasan, who picked up 2 wickets.
The Strikers have lost only one of the 7 matches so far and sit at the top of the points table, enjoying a 2-point lead over Fortune Barishal. Najmul Hossain Shanto has been the best batsman from the Sylhet camp, scoring 281 runs so far in 7 innings.
Supporting him are Towhid Hridoy, Thisara Perera, Zakir Hasan, and Mushfiqur Rahim, all of whom have played a good supporting role. The seam bowlers have done an excellent job too, with Mohammad Amir, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Rejaur Rahman picking up 9 wickets a piece.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be warm and humid, with clear skies and plenty of sunshine.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Sylhet International Stadium isn’t the easiest to bat on and it has produced some even contests between the bat and the ball in past. The average first-innings score here is around 150, and anything over 165 will be very difficult to chase here.
Notable stats
Mohammad Amir’s Wicket-Taking Abilities
Amir is the joint-highest wicket-taker for the Strikers this season. He has picked up 9 wickets so far at a bowling average of 18.55 and is pretty economical too, at 5.96 runs per over.
Team News
As both teams are coming into this match on the back of a win, we think it is unlikely that they will alter the balance of the squad. We, therefore, expect an unchanged playing XI from both sides.
RRR vs SSR Probable 11
RRR Playing 11
- Mahedi Hasan
- Mohammad Naim
- Parvez Hossain Emon
- Shoaib Malik
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Nurul Hasan (C)
- Shamim Hossain
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Hasan Mahmud
- Rakibul Hasan
- Haris Rauf
SSR Playing 11
- Nazmul Hossain Shanto
- Tom Moores
- Zakir Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Thisara Perera
- Imad Wasim
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Rejaur Rahman
- Mohammad Amir
- Mashrafe Mortaza (C)
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Sylhet Strikers to win this match. They have been much more consistent of the two teams and appear much stronger when it comes to batting. The Rangpur Riders are over-reliant on the likes of Shoaib Malik and Hasan Mahmud to lead them to wins while the hosts have a much more balanced squad.
Top Picks
Shoaib Malik: The veteran middle-order batsman has shown no signs of slowing down and has only improved with age. He is the leading scorer for the Riders this season and will play an important role in this match too.
Towhid Hridoy: The young top-order batsman from Sylhet is having an excellent outing this season. He has scored 3 half-centuries in 4 innings and has a strike rate of 164.46.
Thisara Perera: Perera is a vital cog in the Strikers team and can contribute with the bat as well as the ball. He has scored 124 runs so far and has also picked up 4 wickets.
RRR vs SSR Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Rahim
Batters: S Malik, N Hossain-Shanto (VC), T Hridoy
All-rounders: T Perera, I Wasim (C), A Omerzai
Bowlers: M Mortaza, M Amir, H Mahmud, H Rauf
