Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Vikings Prediction

They too have a deep batting lineup with Tamim Iqbal, Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik and Dwayne Smith forming the cream of their batting. However, much is going to depend on how well the opening pair of Tamim and Gayle can perform. If they are able to give Chittagong Vikings a blazing start, it will take some pressure off of the batsmen to follow. Both are joint favorites to top-score in this match.

Taskin Ahmed, Abdur Razzak and Tymal Mills will be the new-ball bowlers for Chittagong Vikings. The Rangpur Riders batsmen may not take too many risks early on against Taskin who will be the key bowler for his side. He is likely to strike early and could be the best performer with the ball for the Vikings in this match. Offspinner Mohammad Nabi has an impressive T20 record for Afghanistan and will come into play in the middle overs.

Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Vikings Betting Odds

Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Vikings are both 1.09 with 1xbet and bet365. The Riders got the better of Vikings in both the matches last year and if you think they can do it again this year, betting on them with best odds of 2.20 with betfair could give you good returns. bet365 has Chittagong Vikings as favorites to win this contest at 1.66.

Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Vikings Prediction

Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Vikings have faced each other twice in the past and the former have emerged winners on both the occasions. Both these games were played last season with the first one played at the Shere Bangla. It was a high-scoring contest but the Riders held their nerves to clinch a thrilling two-wicket victory in the end. So the fact that they have defeats in both their previous ties against the Riders could make them more cautious in their approach.

But Chittagong Vikings are a completely different outfit this year with players who are tailor-made for T20 format and so we predict them to trump the Rangpur Riders this time around.