Sylhet Sixers vs Rajshahi Kings Prediction

Sylhet Team News

Sylhet Sixers were unchanged last time out and could field the same team again for the match against Rajshahi Kings. That would mean Alok Kapali captaining the overseas quartet of Jason Roy (David Warner’s replacement), Nicolas Pooran, Mohammad Nawaz and Sohail Tanvir, with Ebadat Hossain and Nabil Samad continuing in the bowling attack.

Sylhet Key Players

When these teams last met, Jason Roy continued the form he had showed in the T10 League and on England’s tour of Sri Lanka, by scoring 42 from 28 balls in his first game of BPL 2019 season – having flown in as David Warner’s replacement.

He fell short last time out, but Afif Hossain scored 49 and Sabbir Rahman 44 not out to lift the Sixers to a big total. The latter was supported by Mohammad Nawaz’s unbeaten 39, and he has now scored 54, 11 and 39* in his three innings, as well as taking six wickets in three games.

Nicolas Pooran is the top run scorer, meanwhile. He passed 300 runs last time out – the third player to do so in this year’s competition. He has 303 runs from his ten innings, and has hit two half-centuries. His tally of 22 sixes was the highest in the competition at the time too.

Taskin Ahmed took two wickets in just seven balls against Khulna Titans, meanwhile. It took him to 20 wickets for the tournament – at the top of the wicket-taking charts – having taken two four-wicket hauls.

Alok Kapali, who took 2-15 last time these teams met, has 11 so far in the tournament, while Sohail Tanvir has hit top form too – he took 3-17 when these teams last faced each other and followed that up with 1-16 from three overs against Khulna Titans.

Sylhet Team Form

Sylhet Sixers are bidding for a third consecutive win, having lost the previous three matches in a row.

They played just once in the third phase of fixtures – losing to Khulna Titans despite a half-century from Mohammad Nawaz and Alok Kapali’s excellent 4-22 from four overs. The Sixers finished on 149/7 in reply to 170/9.

The fourth phase of fixtures has seen them bounce right back into form, however, starting with the previous game against Rajshahi Kings. Jason Roy top-scored with 42 from 28 balls in a total of 180/6, and Sohail Tanvir and Nawaz both claimed three wickets to help bowling the Kings out for 104.

Last time out, in the re-match against the Titans, Afif Hossain’s 49 from 37 balls and some late hitting from Sabbir Rahman and Nawaz lifted the Sixers to 195/4, and Nabil Samad led the bowling with 3-20 as the Titans were bowled out for just 137.