Sylhet Strikers will lock horns with Comilla Victorians in the first Qualifier of the Bangladesh Premier League 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
Sylhet Strikers will lock horns with Comilla Victorians in the first Qualifier of the Bangladesh Premier League 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Both Sylhet and Comilla-based franchises have the same stats this season, but a slightly lower net run rate of the latter places them in the second position of the points table. However, they have nothing to worry about as they have two bites at the cherry with getting the chance to play in this Qualifier-1 against the table toppers, Sylhet Strikers. Both teams played 12 matches and have 18 points, winning nine and losing three games. These two sides have met two times in the league phase, and both of them won a game each. Strikers won the first meeting by five wickets, the Victorians won the in their next meeting.
Comilla Victorians have been on a roll, winning the last nine league games on the bounce. It is really great comeback from them after losing the first three games. On the other end, Sylhet Strikers have lost to only two teams this season; twice to Rangpur Riders and once to Sylhet. Winners of this game will move directly to the finals, while the losers will get another opportunity to play the summit clash by playing Qualifier-2. The loser of this game will face the winners of Eliminator, which will take place between Rangpur Riders and Fortune Barishal.
The match will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and will be televised on the Eurosport network. The toss will take place at 4:30 PM IST and the Match will start at 5:00 PM IST.
Comilla Victorians Squad – Litton Das, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Imrul Kayes (c), Mosaddek Hossain, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Naseem Shah, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashiqur Zaman
Sylhet Strikers Squad – Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Ryan Burl, Zakir Hasan, Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mohammad Amir, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Rubel Hossain
Comilla Victorians – Litton Das, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Imrul Kayes (c), Mosaddek Hossain, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Naseem Shah, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashiqur Zaman, Mukidul Islam, Angelo Mathews, Chadwick Walton, Josh Cobb, Abu Hider Rony, Shykat Ali, Hasan Ali, Nayeem Hasan, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal
Sylhet Strikers – Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Ryan Burl, Zakir Hasan, Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mohammad Amir, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Rubel Hossain, Akbar Ali, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shamsur Rahman, Nabil Samad, Nazmul Islam, Tom Moores, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Mohammad Haris
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