Preview:
Comilla Victorians will face Sylhet Sunrisers in the 3rd match of the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Comilla Victorians are one of the successful teams in the Bangladesh Premier League and are the two-time champions. They didn’t make it to the playoffs in the previous season as they finished fifth in the standings. Faf du Plessis and Sunil Narine are the key overseas stars for them.
Sylhet Sunrisers, on the other hand, doesn’t have an impressive record in this tournament. They managed to qualify for the playoffs once, which was way back in 2013. They have signed some experienced overseas players in the likes of Ravi Bopara, Lendl Simmons, and Colin Ingram.
Match Details:
Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Sunrisers, Match 3
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Date & Time: January 22nd at 12:00 PM IST and 12:30 PM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The surface offers more assistance for the slow bowlers and the batters need to apply their skills more in order to survive. Anything more than 130 is a good score here.
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Probable Playing XIs for COV vs SYL:
Comilla Victorians
Imrul Kayes, Faf du Plessis, Litton Das, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Karim Janat, Nahidul Islam, Sunil Narine, Abu Hider, Oshane Thomas, Mustafizur Rahman
Sylhet Sunrisers
Lendl Simmons, Ravi Bopara, Colin Ingram, Anamul Haque, Nadif Chowdhury/Muktar Ali, Mohammad Mithun, Alok Kapali, Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Shiraz Ahmed/Kesrick Williams
Top Picks for COV vs SYL Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Comilla Victorians
Faf du Plessis knows how to apply his skills in spin-friendly surfaces. He has played more than 260 T20s in his career and has scored 6845 runs at an average of 30.97.
Mustafizur Rahman is a great asset for whichever team he plays for. He can bowl at any stage of the match which makes him one of the complete bowlers in the T20 format. He has bagged 50 wickets in the 39 BPL matches with the best figures of 3 for 10.
Top Picks – Sylhet Sunrisers
Ravi Bopara has played for five different teams in the BPL. In 61 matches, he has scored 1008 runs at an average of 25.84 and has also picked up 41 wickets.
Mohammad Mithun has played 81 matches in BPL, where he has mustered 1520 runs in 69 innings at an average of 26.66 with the best score of 84*.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for COV vs SYL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Litton Das, Mohammad Mithun, Imrul Kayes, Colin Ingram, Faf du Plessis, Ravi Bopara (c), Sunil Narine (vc), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Hider, Mustafizur Rahman
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for COV vs SYL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Litton Das (c), Mohammad Mithun (vc), Imrul Kayes, Lendl Simmons, Mominul Haque, Ravi Bopara, Sunil Narine, Nahidul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Oshane Thomas
COV vs SYL Risky Captaincy Choice:
Imrul Kayes has amassed 1774 runs in 81 BPL matches at an average of 25.34, with the highest score of 67*. He is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Sunil Narine is an invaluable player in this format of the game. He has scored 2705 runs and has also picked up 418 wickets in T20 cricket.
Player you should avoid:
Since the surface is ideal for the slow bowlers, it’s better to avoid Oshane Thomas while making your fantasy teams.
