Who Will Win SS vs CV 3rd Match, BPL 2017?
The third match of the Bangladesh Premier League 2017 will see Sylhet Sixers and Comilla Victorians go head-to-head at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The match is scheduled to be played on November 5 with live action to begin at 2 PM local time.
Sylhet vs Comilla: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, ESPN, GTV
Live streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV
Toss Prediction
There seems to be a toss bias at this ground. Since majority of the 20-overs matches played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium have been won by the side that has batted second, the toss-winning skipper in this game is highly likely to go for a chase.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Sylhet Sixers vs Comilla Victorians...
Sylhet Sixers Team News & Playing 11
Team News
None of their players were reported to be injured at the time of writing. This means that the selectors will have the full squad to choose from ahead of this upcoming game.
Key Players
Babar Azam has an impressive record in T20 cricket while Sabbir Rahman had a good BPL last season. Both these batsmen are going to be the key in Sylhet Sixers' batting lineup along with Richard Levi who was outstanding in this year's NatWest T20 Blast. Liam Plunkett has some genuine pace and he will be the go-to man for the Sixers for providing the early breakthroughs. Usman Khan has caught many eyeballs recently and he too will be another bowler to watch out for.
Comilla Victorians Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Comilla Victorians have suffered a big blow in the form of injury to their Icon player Tamim Iqbal who has been ruled out for around two weeks. They still however have a pretty strong side that includes retained locals Imrul Kayes, Liton Das and Mohammad Saifuddin. The team has roped in nine overseas players including Jos Buttler, Hassan Ali, Colin Munro and Angelo Mathews.
Key Players
Comilla Victorians will have high hopes on Colin Munro and Jos Buttler when it comes to batting. Both are powerful strikers of the ball and are currently in good form too. Shoaib Malik will bring loads of experience in the team apart from stability in the middle order. Hassan Ali will be the key figure in the team's bowling attack. The Pakistani paceman is in red-hot form at the moment and he seems to be picking up wickets at will. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan are the major spin threats in the side.
Recent Form
Comilla Victorians after having won the title in their maiden appearance in 2015 had a very disappointing season the very next year. They won five and lost seven out of their twelve league fixtures to end up at the sixth spot on the points table.
Sylhet vs Comilla Head-to-Head
This is the first appearance for Sylhet Sixers in Bangladesh Premier League. So they will be playing their first game against Comilla Victorians. However under the moniker of Sylhet Super Stars, they have faced the Victorians twice in the past with both teams having won once each.
Sylhet Sixers vs Comilla Victorians Prediction
Comilla Victorians had a poor BPL last year and they will be looking to make amends this season with a revamped side. Injury to Tamim Iqbal is definitely going to pinch the Victorians but they still have plenty of firepower in the tank to topple the Sylhet Sixers. The latter are not as strongly recruited and their squad lacks genuine power-hitters, quality spinners and death bowlers. With their team light on impact players, it will be tough for them to take down their opponents who have lots of reputed international names on their roster. We thus predict Comilla Victorians to emerge victorious in this match.
Final Verdict: Back Comilla Victorians to beat Sylhet Sixers in the 3rd match of BPL 2017.
Nov 05, 2017
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium - Sylhet, Bangladesh
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