Who will win Sylhet Thunder vs Rangpur Rangers, BPL 2020?
Rangpur Rangers will look to complete the double over Sylhet Thunder when the two teams meet in the Bangladesh Premier League 2019-20. The match, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, takes place on January 3 and is scheduled to start at 19:00 local time.
Dhaka have won their last four consecutive games against Sylhet Thunder – including victory Rangpur Rangers lost last time out but had won three times in four matches beforehand – including beating the Thunder when they last met – to get their season on track. They were unable to chase 180 against Rajshahi Royals last time out, however.
Sylhet Thunder also lost last time out, to Cumilla Warriors in a super over – their fourth defeat in a row and eighth in nine games this season. With just two points, they are stranded at the bottom of the BPL table.
SLT vs RAN, BPL 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming
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SLT vs RAN Toss Prediction
Both teams unsuccessfully elected to field first last time out. Rangpur won the toss last time these teams met, so Sylhet could elect to bat first this time on a good batting wicket.
SLT vs RAN Weather Report
The weather forecast for Sylhet looks bleak on Friday, unfortunately. Rain is very likely throughout the evening and once it starts it looks to be set for the night.
SLT vs RAN Pitch Condition
Sylhet tends to favour batting.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sylhet Thunder vs Rangpur Rangers, BPL 2020...
Sylhet Thunder Team News & Playing 11
SLT Team News
Sylhet Thunder switched their batting line-up around last time out, as Rony Talukdar came into the team in place of captain Mossadek Hossain. Andre Fletcher led the team and dropped to number five in the batting order. It failed to inspire an improved batting performance, however, and there could be more changes as Sylhet look to end their poor run of form.
SLT Key Players
Mohammad Mithun: Forged a lonely path last time these teams met as he scored 62 – his second half-century of this tournament – to pass 2,000 runs in T20 cricket. He also has an unbeaten 49 to his name this season, but has lacked consistency.
Andre Fletcher: In fine form when he smashed an unbeaten century against Khulna Tigers and needs to get back to those levels after struggling for runs in three of his four innings since.
Ebadat Hossain: Finished with figures of 1-12 when these teams last met and was a more prominent figure last time out as he took 3-33 and moved to 11 wickets in total.
SLT Team Form
Sylhet Thunder lost their first four matches in a row, thrashed Khulna Tigers to get off the mark as Andre Fletcher hit an unbeaten century, but have not won since. That includes the recent defeat to Rangpur Rangers, when Mohammad Mithun hit 62 in a total of 133/9 and the Rangers claimed a seven-wicket win.
They have played just once since then, against Cumilla Warriors. Ebadat Hossain and Sherfane Rutherford each took three wickets as they limited the Warriors to 140/9 but they were reduced to 33/5 and then 104/8 in reply – Sohag Gazi keeping them alive with a half-century. Naveen-ul-Haq and Monir Hossain shared some late runs to take the match to the final ball, however, where they tied the match – Monir run out going for the winning run. In the super over, however, the Thunder scored just seven and Naveen-ul-Haq could not defend it.
Sylhet Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Andre Fletcher (c), Rony Talukdar, Johnson Charles, Mohammad Mithun, Sherfane Rutherford, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Sohag Gazi, Nayeem Hasan, Monir Hossain, Ebadat Hossain, Naveen-ul-Haq
Rangpur Rangers Team News & Playing 11
RAN Team News
Lewis Gregory was replaced by Tom Abell last time out but, after Gregory’s man-of-the-match display in the win against Rajshahi Royals, that change could be reversed.
RAN Key Players
Mohammad Naim: While Shane Watson is yet to hit his stride, opening partner Naim is in good form. The 20-year-old has scored 20, 38*, 55 and 27 in his last four innings, and also hit 78 earlier in the tournament against Chattogram.
Mustafizur Rahman: Starred when these teams last met, taking 3-10 from his four overs. He now has 14 wickets in the tournament with his left-arm pace.
Cameron Delport: Scored 63 when these teams last met to get back to his best form – he was at his big-hitting best for Paarl Rocks in the Mzansi Super League and will be keen to show similar consistency.
RAN Team Form
After losing their first four matches, Rangpur Rangers won three from the next four to start to climb the table in BPL 2019-20. Their most recent win saw Mohammad Naim post 55 in a total of 182/6 against Rajshahi Royals before Taskin Ahmed’s 4-29 helped limit the opposition to 135/8 in reply.
Against the same team last time out, however, Rangpur could only post 149/7 in reply to the Royals’ 179/4.
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
Sylhet Thunder vs Rangpur Rangers Head to Head
Rangpur Rangers chased 134 to beat Sylhet Thunder by seven wickets when they last met – their fourth win in five matches against them. Mohammad Mithun posted 62 but Sylhet could only muster 133/9 as Mustafizur Rahman claimed phenomenal figures of 3-10 from four overs. In reply, Cameron Delport hit 63 from 28 balls as Rangpur made light work of the chase.
SLT vs RAN Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
SLT Won |
RAN Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Sylhet Thunder vs Rangpur Rangers Prediction
Rangpur Rangers beat Sylhet Thunder when they last met, and Sylhet’s super-over defeat last time out was yet another disappointment. Rangpur can beat them again.
Jan 03, 2020
18:30 IST / 13:00 GMT
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium - Sylhet, Bangladesh
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