FBA vs RGR T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BPL 2023
Match 18 of the 2023 Bangladesh Premier League brings Fortune Barishal and Rangpur Riders together on Thursday evening. Barishal have won three of their four matches and currently sit in second place in the table. The Riders are one place behind them with two wins and two defeats. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway in Chittagong at 18:30 local time.
Barishal are in excellent form and have had wins by six wickets, 26 runs and 12 runs over their last three matches. They have Shakib Al Hasan, their best player, batting at a very high level.
Rangpur Riders have not been able to string together successive wins in the tournament but are well placed after four games. They will need to be at their best to trouble Fortune Barishal in this match.
Fortune Barishal 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.
FBA vs RGR Match Toss Prediction
With Fortune Barishal hitting 202-7 when batting first on this wicket in the last game, we expect both teams to choose to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this clash.
FBA vs RGR, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Pitch Report
Evening games have generally produced lower scoring games than the afternoon matches on the same day at this venue. We expect a par score of no higher than 135.
Chattogram Weather Report
It will be noticeably more humid than earlier in the day but the levels will not change that much from innings to innings in this evening fixture.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Fortune Barishal vs Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Premier League 2023
Fortune Barishal Team News & Playing 11
FBA Team News
With a very fluent batting order, that is one where a player can bat up the order in one game then down in the next, Fortune Barishal have selected many of the same players across the tournament. Qazi Onik came in for Khaled Ahmed ahead of the last match.
FBA Key Players
- Shakib Al Hasan- the captain has shown his class with consistent wickets and two big scores in the BPL 2023 season. He hit eight fours and four sixes in the last win.
- Ibrahim Zadran- the 21 year old Afghanistan top order batter has impressed across the batting order in this tournament. He is averaging 42.33.
- Chaturanga de Silva- the Sri Lankan spinner bowled a maiden and took the wicket of captain Imrul Kayes in the last game. He has been economical in each of his four appearances.
FBA Team Form
Barishal were beaten by six wickets in their opening match of the tournament but have since won three games in a row.
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Fortune Barishal Predicted Playing 11
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Anamul Haque (wk), Chaturanga de Silva, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Karim Janat, Kamrul Islam, Qazi Onik, Sunzamul Islam
Rangpur Riders Team News & Playing 11
RGR Team News
The Riders have some excellent players in their squad and just need to find a level of consistency with their results to go up another level. There were three changes for the Riders ahead of their last match but no new injury worries ahead of this match.
RGR Key Players
- Rony Talukdar- the experienced right-handed opener began with good scores in Mirpur and just needs to get a start in this innings so he can start playing his shots.
- Shoaib Malik- the 40 year old batting all-rounder has played for a huge number of teams around the world and has hit over 12000 T20 runs.
- Haris Rauf- the quick bowler has bowled on more friendly surfaces for his bowling over the last year. However, he is now back to full fitness and we expect him to start picking up regular wickets again in this game.
RGR Team Form
Rangpur Riders have lost two of their last three games after previously being in a strong run of form.
Rangpur Riders Predicted Playing 11
Rony Talukdar, Parvez Hossain Emon (wk), Mohammad Naim. Mahedi Hasan, Shoaib Malik (c), Shamim Hossain, Mohammad Nawaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rakibul Hasan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Mahmud
Fortune Barishal vs Rangpur Riders Head to Head
Fortune Barishal won the only previous meeting between the sides, by six wickets with four balls remaining in Match 7 of this tournament in Mirpur.
FBA vs RGR Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
FBA Won |
RGR Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Fortune Barishal vs Rangpur Riders Prediction
With second playing third in this game, we expect an entertaining clash between Fortune Barishal and Rangpur Riders. Third place Rangpur Riders have not been as impressive in recent games but have some top players who can take them to a different level when they find their top form. Fortune Barishal have been excellent in their last three games and we are backing them to make it four successive wins in this match.
Jan 19, 2023
18:00 IST / 12:30 GMT
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium - Chittagong, Bangladesh
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