COV vs RAN T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BPL 2023
Match 2 of the 2022-23 Bangladesh Premier League sees Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders go head to head on Friday evening at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. The Victorians won their third BPL title last season with Rangpur Riders returning to the tournament after a two year absence. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway at 19:15 local time.
Comilla Victorians lost only three games on their way to lifting the trophy last year and we expect them to be one of the best teams again in this campaign. They will be confident of getting off to a winning start.
With a whole new set of players, it will be interesting to see how quickly Rangpur Riders can develop a team spirit. We expect them to be competitive but will have to perform to a very high level to beat the current BPL champions.
Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders T20 Live Streaming
This match will be shown live on GTV, Sony Liv, GeoSuper and Willow TV
BPL 2023 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on GTV and Kayo Sports.
COV vs RAN Match Toss Prediction
Although there is not much difference in the win statistics of batting first or batting second in Mirpur, we predict that both teams will want to get a feel for the pitch by fielding first before chasing a total.
COV vs RAN, Shere Bangla National Stadium Pitch Report
Any score over 170 will be very hard to chase down in the second innings of this game. Expect the ball to turn but without much bounce for the spin bowlers.
Dhaka Weather Report
After a warm day, cloudless skies will see the temperature drop a little to the high teens in this match. The humidity levels will rise to over 60% in the second innings of the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Premier League 2023
Comilla Victorians Team News & Playing 11
COV Team News
Although the likes of Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali have not returned for a second season with the team, the core of Comilla Victorians’ Bangladesh players have remained with the side. There are some exceptional overseas players in a very strong looking squad ahead of this game.
COV Key Players
- Litton Das - The wicket-keeper will also open the batting for the Victorians. He hit one half-century in last year’s competition and will be keen to get off to a flying start this year.
- Dawid Malan - The England white ball specialist batter comes into this tournament as a T20 World Cup Winner. He has become a more confident player and plays more attacking strokes nowadays.
- Mustafizur Rahman - The left arm pace bowler was the leading wicket taker in the tournament last year with best figures of 5-27.
COV Team Form
Comilla Victorians won three of their last five matches in the 2021-22 season on the way to winning the BPL with a 1-run victory in the final.
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Comilla Victorians Predicted Playing 11
Litton Das (wk), Imrul Kayes (c), Josh Cobb, Dawid Malan, Angelo Mathews, Mosaddek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanvir Islam, Shykat Ali, Nayeem Hasan, Mukidul Islam
Rangpur Riders Team News & Playing 11
RAN Team News
Returning to compete in the tournament again, Rangpur Riders have assembled a very strong group of players with some experienced overseas signings. Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka and Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf will join up with the squad at the end of international series.
RAN Key Players
- Mohammad Naim - The 23 year old opener has played in 38 internationals for Bangladesh but has had most success in IT20s. His top score in domestic T20 cricket is 105.
- Aaron Jones - The American opener caught the eye of cricket pundits after hitting 123 not out against Scotland in August of last year. It will be very interesting to see how he gets on at this level in this match.
- Benny Howell - The French born English bowling all-rounder has built up plenty of T20 experience across the globe after stints in the BPL, Big Bash and PSL.
RAN Team Form
The Riders won three of their last five BPL games but they were back in 2019!
Rangpur Riders Predicted Playing 11
Samim Ayub, Mohammad Naim, Aaron Jones, Nurul Hasan (c) (wk), Alauddin Babu, Mahedi Hasan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Benny Howell, Hasan Murad, Hasan Mahmud, Ripon Mondol
Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders Head to Head
The two teams have been very well matched across BPL fixtures and it is Comilla Victorians who come into this game with a one match lead. Rangpur Riders won two of the three matches when they last met in 2019.
COV vs RAN Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
COV Won |
RAN Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders Prediction
There is always excitement when the reigning champions take the field for the first time in a new season and Comiila Victorians will have to get used to playing with that title. Rangpur Riders will be motivated to get a big win to get their season up and running and have an exciting batting line-up. However, we think the Victorians have the stronger line-up and are backing them to win this match.
Jan 06, 2023
18:45 IST / 13:15 GMT
Shere Bangla National Stadium - Dhaka, Bangladesh
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