Who will win Dhaka Platoon vs Rangpur Rangers, BPL 2020?
Dhaka Platoon face Rangpur Rangers in the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League in the first of two back-to-back matches between them at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. The match takes place on January 8 and the live action begins at 18:30 local time.
Dhaka Platoon are still in strong contention for finishing top of the table, with games in hand on the teams above them, having won six of their nine matches so far. That includes four of the last five, with Hasan Mahmud in excellent bowling form as they saw off Khulna Tigers last time out.
Rangpur Rangers need not only to win these two games against Dhaka – their final two matches of the tournament – but for other results to go their way too. They stayed in play-off contention by thrashing Sylhet Thunder when they last played, however – Shane Watson hit 68 in a total of 199/5 and they bowled the Thunder out for 161.
DHP vs RAN, BPL 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live TV: Geo Super, Gazi TV, Maasranga Television, Flow Sports, HotStar Canada, RTA.
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DHP vs RAN Toss Prediction
Dhaka Platoon are long overdue winning the toss and the norm at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium is to field first if you do win it.
DHP vs RAN Weather Report
The evening will be cloudy and humid in Dhaka, but there should be little to disrupt proceedings otherwise.
DHP vs RAN Pitch Condition
The spin bowlers made their mark as the BPL returned to Dhaka on Tuesday, but the pitch can throw up a bit of everything.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Dhaka Platoon vs Rangpur Rangers, BPL 2020...
Dhaka Platoon Team News & Playing 11
DHP Team News
Dhaka Platoon have proved their strength in depth, having mixed and matched their line-up in recent matches. Shahid Afridi missed the fourth phase of fixtures due to injury and Wahab Riaz was absent last time out, with Thisara Perera and Faheem Ashraf both coming into the team. Wahab could come back into the team, having starred in Dhaka in the third phase of fixtures.
DHP Key Players
Tamim Iqbal: A tidy 25 at the top of the order took the Bangladeshi legend to 318 runs so far this season, including three half-centuries. He has made at least 20 in all but one match he has played in.
Wahab Riaz: Sat out the fourth phase of fixtures, but will hope to pick up where he left off as the BPL 2019-20 tournament returns to Dhaka – he claimed 5-8 in the win against Rajshahi Royals, including a triple-wicket-maiden.
Asif Ali: Profited from Shahid Afridi’s injury absence by smashing 55* from 28 balls and 39* from just 13 balls to prove his worth as a late-order hitter. His T20 strike rate is back above 150 as a result.
DHP Team Form
Dhaka Platoon have now won four of their last five matches. They signed off the third phase of fixtures in dominant form – Tamim Iqbal and Asif Ali both hit unbeaten half-centuries against Rajshahi Royals in a total of 174/5, before Wahab Riaz stole the show by claiming 5-8 with the ball as the Royals were bowled out for 100.
Last time out, Asif Ali’s late hitting lifted the Platoon to 172/4. In reply, Hasan Mahmud’s four wickets kept the pressure on Khulna Tigers and they eventually came up short on 160/8.
Dhaka Platoon Predicted Playing 11
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Mominul Haque, Ariful Haque, Asif Ali, Thisara Perera, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Mahmud
Rangpur Rangers Team News & Playing 11
RAN Team News
Lewis Gregory returned to the team last time out after his brief absence, replacing Tom Abell in the starting line-up in a reversal of the change made for the previous game. Rangpur Rangers otherwise stuck with the same team.
RAN Key Players
Mohammad Naim: The 20-year-old opener hit 42 last time out to move to 182 runs in his last five innings. In total, he has hit two half-centuries in this year’s tournament and been dismissed for 49 in one match too. He has 338 runs in total.
Mustafizur Rahman: Continued his good bowling form with 2-18 last time out to seal victory against Sylhet Thunder. He now has 16 wickets in this year’s tournament.
Shane Watson: Delivered an overdue big score at the top of the order to get back to his best form. The Australian veteran smashed 68 from 36 balls to remind everybody why he has become so revered in the shorter formats.
RAN Team Form
Rangpur Rangers got back to winning ways last time out to keep their play-off hopes alive. After losing to Rajshahi Royals by 30 runs in their previous game – the same team they had beat comfortably in the previous match – they needed to beat Sylhet Thunder, but did so comfortably. Shane Watson hit 68 and the team posted 199/5, before tidy bowling from the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Lewis Gregory helped bowl the Thunder out for just 161.
Rangpur Rangers Predicted Playing 11
Mohammad Naim, Shane Watson (c), Cameron Delport, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nabi, Fazle Mahmud, Al-Amin, Jahurul Islam (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed
Dhaka Platoon vs Rangpur Rangers Head to Head
Rubel Hossain starred in last year’s play-off between these two teams, taking 4-23 as Dhaka restricted Rangpur to 142 all out and chased it down for the loss of just five wickets, with 3.2 overs to spare. They each won once apiece in last season’s group stage and this will be their first meeting this time around. They have five wins apiece in total in this fixture.
DHP vs RAN Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
DHP Won |
RAN Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Dhaka Platoon vs Rangpur Rangers Prediction
Dhaka Platoon are in top form, winning four of their last five matches, and they look well set to finish the group stage with a flurry now too.
Jan 08, 2020
18:00 IST / 12:30 GMT
Shere Bangla National Stadium - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka will win this match