Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders are ready to face off in the match 41 of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Dhaka on Saturday. The game is an exciting top-of-the-table clash as the Victorians will be playing to strengthen their position at the top, whereas Riders will be looking to become the top side in the league with a positive result on Saturday. In the previous meeting between both teams earlier in the competition, it was the Riders who came out on top with nine-wicket margin.
In their previous match, Victorians registered a one-run win in a nail-biting encounter against Dhaka Dynamites in Dhaka on Friday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of Tamim Iqbal, captain Imrul Kayes and Evin Lewis to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Saifuddin to produce timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Riders will enter the Friday's contest full of confidence after managing to register a six-wicket win in their previous match against Rajshahi Kings in Chattogram. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of in-form Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers and Alex Hales to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the like of captain Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam and Farhad Reza to provide timely breakthroughs.
Key Players:
Rilee Rossouw – 10 Cr
First in the list
Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders are ready to face off in the match 41 of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Dhaka on Saturday. The game is an exciting top-of-the-table clash as the Victorians will be playing to strengthen their position at the top, whereas Riders will be looking to become the top side in the league with a positive result on Saturday. In the previous meeting between both teams earlier in the competition, it was the Riders who came out on top with nine-wicket margin.
In their previous match, Victorians registered a one-run win in a nail-biting encounter against Dhaka Dynamites in Dhaka on Friday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of Tamim Iqbal, captain Imrul Kayes and Evin Lewis to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Saifuddin to produce timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Riders will enter the Friday's contest full of confidence after managing to register a six-wicket win in their previous match against Rajshahi Kings in Chattogram. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of in-form Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers and Alex Hales to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the like of captain Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam and Farhad Reza to provide timely breakthroughs.
Key Players:
Rilee Rossouw – 10 Cr
First in the list of key players features Rangpur Riders' Rilee Rossouw. The left-hander is having a great time in the tournament where he is the leading run-scorer with 514 runs in 11 matches at an outstanding average of 85.66, which included one century and five fifties. In the team's previous match, Rossouw scored a brilliant half-century and played an important role in taking his side over the line. Those numbers suggest that the Bloemfontein-born opener, who is valued at 10 Cr, is the player to have in your team. The 29-year-old has played 150 T20s in his career, where he has scored 3,732 runs at an average of 28.93.
AB de Villiers – 10.5 Cr
Second in the list of key players features Rangpur Riders' AB de Villiers. The former South Africa captain is having a great time ever since joining the franchise and has already scored 213 runs in five outings at an impressive average of 53.25 and strike-rate of 170.40. Those numbers to go with De Villiers' reputation as one of the very best players in limited-overs cricket in this generation meant that having him in your team for such a high-profile match will be the right thing to do. The 34-year-old has played in 266 T20s, where he has scored 7,144 runs at an average of 35.54.
Shahid Afridi – 10 Cr
Last in the list of key players features Comilla Victorians' Shahid Afridi. The veteran all-rounder is having a great time in the competition where he has already claimed 16 wickets and has also scored 141 runs with the bat in 11 matches. Those numbers suggest that Afridi is in more than decent form – both with the bat and ball – and therefore, he is the player to have in your team.
