Betting Tips

This Durbar Rajshahi side have only played two games as a unit. They will still be feeling out how to operate at the peak of their powers. The Kings have the experience of making it to knockout qualification. They would have taken a lot of fond memories from last season.

Durbar Rajshahi vs Chittagong Kings Head-to-Head Record

Durbar Rajshahi are a new introduction to this year’s tournament after not being involved in the 2024 BPL. Neither team would’ve played each other yet. The Chittagong Kings finished fourth on the table last season and were knocked out in the Eliminator.

Durbar Rajshahi vs Chittagong Kings Live-streaming and Broadcast

The FanCode app will be the place to visit in India for live-streaming of this fixture. The BPL game of Durbar Rajshahi vs Chittagong Kings at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur takes place on Friday, 3 January 2025.

DR vs CK Team Previews

Durbar Rajshahi

Mohammad Haris provides explosive starts with his aggressive batting. He has played T20 cricket in Sri Lanka and Pakistan where he has more than 1000 runs across both the LPL and PSL. Jishan Alam will be another explosive looking to play without fear in the opening six overs.

Captain Anamul Haque will need to show his leadership in setting the field and playing each situation with the bat cleverly. Yasir Ali offers him the option of a batter who will take the game on.

Ryan Burl is a versatile all-rounder from Zimbabwe. He has 1327 runs and 55 wickets in T20Is.

Wicketkeeper Akbar Ali is an exciting talent behind the stumps and a finisher with the bat. He has two T20 half-centuries. SM Meherob and Lahiru Samarakoon bolster the lower-order batting and bowling lineups with their all-round skills.

The bowling attack is spearheaded by the fiery Taskin Ahmed. The fast bowler has seven four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul in T20s. Mrittunjoy Chowdhury is a youngster who complements the experienced Ahmed with left-arm swing.

Chowdhury has more than 20 BPL wickets. Hasan Murad’s crafty spin provides variety.

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Chittagong Kings

At the top, Naeem Islam brings reliability with his solid batting technique. Young gun Parvez Hossain Emon partners him in the powerplay with youthful exuberance. The young left-handed batter has a T20 high score of 100 runs not out. Usman Khan adds flair and aggression to put the opposition under severe pressure and continue the fearlessness in this batting lineup.

Skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Mithun anchors the middle-order. He will be both a leader and calm presence in the most pressurised part of the batting innings. The experienced Bangladeshi has 3376 runs in T20s with 18 half-centuries.

The middle-order is further strengthened by Haider Ali who will play with style and fearless stroke play. Shamim Hossain is a dynamic all-rounder with an impressive ability to adapt under pressure with his batting and bowling. He showed his class with an impressive 78 runs off 38 balls against Khulna Tigers.

Leg-spinner Tom O’Connell and pace-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Wasim offer versatility with bat and ball.

The bowling attack is spearheaded by the fiery left-armer Shoriful Islam. He is supported by the clever spin bowling of Al Islam and the consistent line and length of Khaled Ahmed. Both bowlers made significant contributions in their previous game against Khulna when they each took two wickets.

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DR vs CK Toss Prediction

Both teams may look to bowl first. Eight of the first eight games in Mirpur in 2024 were won by the side chasing. The captains may look to continue the trend.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at Shere Bangla National Stadium in day T20 matches typically offers a balanced surface. The hard surface will allow for good carry and bounce early on for the pace bowlers to extract movement with the new ball. The spinners may find some turn on offer by exploiting the dry and slightly abrasive pitch conditions.

The average first innings score for day games in the opening phase of BPL 2024 in Mirpur was 133 runs in 20 overs.

The weather on matchday in Mirpur will be partly cloudy, warm and humid. Temperatures will be at their peak for this game. There is only a five percent chance of rain interrupting this match.

DR vs CK Betting Tips

The Chittagong Kings will look to impose themselves on this game as a team who knows how to handle pressure. They have the previous experience from last season of getting into knockout cricket and will be confident of going at least one better this year.

Durbar Rajshahi will be wanting to build an identity and create a string of positive results going forward. The King’ experience may outweigh the inexperience of the Durbar unit.

Bet on Chittagong Kings to win this match.