Dhaka Dynamites vs Comilla Victorians Prediction

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Comilla have kept changes to a minimum lately and that continued against Chittagong Vikings last time out – Abu Hider the only player to come in, replacing Mohammad Shahid from the win against Khulna Titans. Evin Lewis did not bat last time out, having returned from a hamstring injury to score a century before that, but that may have just been precautionary with such a low target to chase and no need to risk his injury.

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Shahid Afridi claimed 2-18 from four overs when these teams last met and he now has 15 wickets for the tournament after taking 2-10 against Chittagong Vikings. Having also scored a handy 123 runs with the bat, the Pakistani veteran remains a key all-rounder in the shortest format.

His countryman Wahab Riaz has made a big impact since arriving, meanwhile. He has played six matches and claimed 11 wickets in those games – including 3-14 against Khulna Titans and 2-23 most recently. Mohammad Saifuddin has 13 for the season, meanwhile – closing in on the 16 he took in 2017.Batting-wise, Evin Lewis returned from injury with an unbeaten 109 from 49 balls in the win against Khulna Titans – taking him to three T20 centuries – and his opening partner Tamim Iqbal has also reclaimed some form. He has now hit 73, 25, 34, 25 and 54* in his last five innings to move to 271 for the tournament so far.

In six innings, Shamsur Rahman has hit 162 runs, meanwhile. He scored 36 from 22 balls last time out, sharing a handy second-wicket partnership with Tamim.

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Comilla Victorians have won five of their last six games to charge up the points table. Since bowling Sylhet Sixers out for 68 in their fifth match of the tournament – Mahedi Hasan taking 4-22 – they have barely looked back.Tamim Iqbal found his batting form with 73 from 42 balls against Khulna Titans, as the Victorians chased 182 to win by three wickets in the final over and , though they were all out for 138 in a 38-run loss to Rajshahi Kings next up, they have not lost since.

Dhaka Dynamites were downed when these teams last met – Shamsur Rahman scored 48 from 35 balls in a total of 153/8, and economical (and wicket-taking) bowling from Thisara Perera (3-14) and Shahid Afridi (2-18) led them to a tense seven-run win.

Evin Lewis then smashed an unbeaten century in a total of 237/5 against Khulna Titans, as Comilla claimed an 80-run win, and the winning streak continued as they restricted Chittagong Vikings to 116/8 last time out. In reply, Tamim’s unbeaten half-century saw the Victorians ease to a seven-wicket win with 3.2 overs remaining.