Comilla Victorians vs Chittagong Vikings Prediction

They have a powerful batting lineup in Tamim Iqbal, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith and Shoaib Malik. Tamim has scored the most runs for the team in the BPL at an average of 37.25 including three fifties. Gayle is undoubtedly the world's most fierce T20 batsman and the Vikings should get into a commanding position if he goes berserk. A brisk start from Tamim and Gayle will allow Smith and Malik to play their natural game.

Bowling is going to depend a lot on Taskin Ahmed who seems to be their most potent bowler at the moment. Though he could only pick up four wickets last season, he will be the key bowler for the Vikings and we predict him to finish with the best bowling figures from his team. Mohammad Nabi has been included in the side who has done well in limited overs cricket for Afghanistan and the offspinner is expected to get some support from the pitch.

Comilla Victorians vs Chittagong Vikings Betting Odds

Chittagong Vikings have been revamped with the inclusion of match-winners like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith and Shoaib Malik. They are now a 'team to beat' in the tournament and will start this year's BBL as favorites to win the opening game at 1.72 with 1xbet and 1.66 with bet365. Though Comilla Victorians have retained quite a few players who were part of the title-winning team from last year, they are outsiders at 2.34 and 2.20 with betfair and bet365 respectively.

Comilla Victorians vs Chittagong Vikings Prediction

Comilla Victorians won the tournament in their very first attempt last year and this will be a huge morale booster for them heading into this opening match of BBL 4. They even won both their games against Chittagong Vikings en route to their title victory, giving them a 100% win record over the latter.

Chittagong Vikings finished at the bottom of the standings last year but will be looking to turn things around this time with a strengthened squad. They have added a lot more firepower from last time with Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Dwayne Smith Mohammad Nabi being the major inclusions. With big names like these, they now not only appear stronger of the two sides but also one of the biggest contenders for this year's title.

So though Comilla Victorians boast a superior overall and head-to-head record over Chittagong Vikings, we feel the latter who are now much stronger than before have a better chance of winning this match.