RR vs CK Match Prediction | 37th Match

Betting Tips

Both teams are filled with key individuals who can change the face of the game on their own. The Rangpur Riders have shown that they are a complete team across all departments. They have been the standout team of the tournament and may claim more points along the way to their place in the knockouts. The Kings will rely on their top players coming to the party.

Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Kings Head-to-Head Record

The history between the Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Kings is straightforward. The team from Chittagong have struggled to get any grip on their opposition with three losses from all three matches against them. Rangpur won this season’s reverse fixture by 33 runs.

Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Kings Live-streaming and Broadcast

The top-ranked Rangpur Riders take on Chittagong Kings on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 in this BPL fixture at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. Catch the action live in India on the live-streaming of the FanCode app.

RR vs CK Team Previews

Rangpur Riders

Steven Taylor and Soumya Sarkar provide a powerful left-handed opening pair. Sarkar has 20 half-centuries in T20s. Young talent Saif Hassan offers composure and stability in the middle order to continue the fine work by the openers in the powerplay.

Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed brings his all-round prowess and vast experience in the subcontinent. Ahmed has more than 5000 runs and has exactly 75 wickets in T20 cricket. The versatile Mahedi Hasan adds depth to the lineup in multiple areas of the game.

Captain and wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan brings astute leadership and a calm presence as an accomplished finisher.

Power-hitter Khushdil Shah and experienced pacer Mohammad Saifuddin ensure late-order firepower and death bowling options. Shah was the top wicket-taker for Rangpur in the previous match with three wickets.

Saifuddin showed his late order heroics with the bat when he scored a quickfire half-century against Durbar Rajshahi. He took two wickets in the same game. Promising spinner Rakibul Hasan will be one of captain Nurul Hasan’s top picks for the bowling as a spinner on a slow, turning pitch.

The bowling all-rounder has more than 50 T20 wickets. Pace duo Akif Javed and Nahid Rana round out a well-equipped bowling attack.

Rangpur Riders Expected Playing 11

Chittagong Kings

Leading the charge is captain and wicketkeeper Mohammad Mithun as a dependable presence with both the gloves and the bat. Naeem Islam is a veteran in Bangladesh domestic cricket. The opening batter adds experience and calmness to the powerplay. He hit 44 runs against Dhaka Capitals.

Zubaid Akbari is an exciting young Afghan talent with raw potential to partner Islam. The left-hander has more than 700 T20 runs. Hussain Talat and the dynamic Shamim Hossain bring aggression and versatility to put the bowlers in the middle overs under tremendous pressure. Talat has both 3605 T20 runs and 65 T20 wickets.

International flavour comes from Graham Clark. The Englishman is an explosive batter who can turn games around. The experienced batter has one century and one half-century in the BPL. Pakistan’s Haider Ali further strengthens the batting core with his attacking style and non-stop entertainment. The explosive Pakistani batter has almost 3000 T20 runs.

On the bowling front, the Kings are well-equipped with a varied bowling lineup. The fiery pace duo of Shoriful Islam and Khaled Ahmed promises to challenge even the best batters in the competition. The Islam-Ahmed partnership will challenge the opposition from the left-arm and right-arm angle.

The crafty spin of Arafat Sunny will be troublesome on the subcontinental pitches of Bangladesh. The left-arm spinner has two four-wicket hauls in the BPL. Another spinner in Al Islam provides variety and control as well as consistent performances in the BPL. He bowled an economical spell in his previous match with one for 18 in four overs.

Chittagong Kings Expected Playing 11

RR vs CK Toss Prediction

This match will be played during the day. That, together with Rangpur Riders winning the previous game against Chittagong Kings by batting first, could be strong evidence for why batting first could be the chosen option at the toss.

Pitch and Conditions

The Shere Bangla National Stadium pitch in Mirpur for day T20s is known for being slow and spin-friendly. The hot and dry weather will cause this to be a surface that assists the spinners with turn and could be challenging for batters to score quickly.

The pitch being a slower surface means the batters will need to adjust their plans and plan their innings carefully. The average first innings total at Mirpur for the first phase of games played at the venue in BPL 2025 was 179.

The matchday weather in Mirpur will be pleasant with sunny and warm conditions. The temperatures will be humid during the day too. There is a ten percent chance of rain.

RR vs CK Betting Tips

This game will have much more relevance for Chittagong Kings as they edge closer to confirming their qualification as one of the teams in the knockout stage. Rangpur Riders have already secured their spot in the next round. The batting lineup for the Rangpur Riders is relentless and far more powerful than the Chittagong Kings. We don't see them slacking at this stage in the tournament.

Bet on Rangpur Riders to win this match.