The Final match of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Comilla Victorians and Sylhet Strikers on Thursday, 16th February 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Comilla Victorians had beaten the same team, Sylhet Strikers in their most recent match by a handsome margin of four wickets. The way how their bowling unit performed in that match was just outstanding. They leaked just 125 runs and send the full team of Sylhet Strikers back to the pavilion in 17.1 overs. Almost all bowlers from their side performed well. Andre Russell was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in three overs against 22 runs. Tanvir Islam also performed well and picked two wickets in four overs while he was charged for 30 runs.

Mustafizur Rahman was the other bowler who performed well in the previous match and picked two wickets in three overs while he was charged for 25 runs. Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, and Mukidul Islam picked one wicket each. The batting order of Comilla Victorians performed well and chased the target of 126 runs in 16.4 overs. Sunil Narine was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 39 runs to his name on just 18 balls with the help of three boundaries and four huge sixes. Mosaddek Hossain also performed well and scored 27 runs. He remained not out till the chase of the target. Moeen Ali scored 21 runs while Andre Russell remained not out after scoring 15 runs.

Sylhet Strikers lost against Comilla Victorians but beat Rangpur Riders in their previous match. The performance of their batting order was just outstanding. They scored 182 runs in 20 overs and almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Najmul Hossain Shanto was the highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 40 runs on 30 balls with the help of five boundaries and one huge six. The skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 28 runs on 16 balls and smashed three boundaries and one huge six.

Towhid Hridoy also performed well and scored 25 runs. He faced the same balls and smashed two boundaries and one huge six. Thisara Perera and George Linde scored 25 runs each. The bowling unit of Sylhet Strikers also performed well and defended the target of 183 runs and leaked 163 runs in 20 overs. Luke Wood was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs while he was charged for 34 runs. Tanzim Hasan Sakib also had an outstanding performance and picked two wickets in four overs against just 19 runs. Rubel Hossain was the other bowler with two wickets to his name but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged for 42 runs in four overs.

According to the match prediction, Comilla Victorians is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Comilla Victorians a favorite team to win this match.

• Comilla Victorians have a decent record while playing against Sylhet Strikers
• Sylhet Strikers had won just two out of eight matches against Comilla Victorians
• The key players of Comilla Victorians are in good form
• Comilla Victorians had been good in recently played matches
• Comilla Victorians are strong in the batting and bowling departments

Comilla Victorians is overall a strong team in this tournament, so the winning chances of today’s match for Comilla Victorians have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Comilla Victorians have a 56% chance to win this match
Sylhet Strikers shave 44% chances to win this match

The toss is playing an important role in the result of all matches of BPL as we had seen in the previous matches. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The Final match of BPL season 2023 is going to be held at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The pitch at this venue is known as a balanced one with help for both batsmen and bowlers. The wicket is usually flat and offers good carry which makes this venue a high-scoring ground. In recent matches, the pitch has favored spin bowlers, with the ball turning significantly. The pitch at Shere Bangla National Stadium provides a good balance between bat and ball and has produced some exciting cricket matches in recent times.

The weather forecast of Dhaka for this match is not good. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full match to watch.

Captain: Najmul Hossain Shanto
Vice-Captain: Litton Das
Mushfiqur Rahim, Khushdil Shah, Towhid Hridoy, Thisara Perera, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Amir, Tanvir Islam

• Date: Thursday, 16th February 2023
• Time: 12:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL / 06:00 PM IST

• Stadium: Shere Bangla National Stadium
• Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Opened: 2006
• Capacity: 25,000
• Ends: Ispahani End, Aqua Paints End
• Time Zone: UTC +06:00
• Other Sports: it is home to Football
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 62
• Matches won batting first: 30
• Matches won bowling first: 32
• Average 1st Inns scores: 143
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 124
• Highest total recorded: 211/4 (20 Ov) by BAN vs WI
• Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (16.5 Ov) by NZ vs BAN
• The highest score chased: 194/4 (16.4 Ov) by SL vs BAN
• The lowest score defended: 127/9 (20 Ov) by BAN vs AUS

Litton Das, Sunil Narine, Johnson Charles, Imrul Kayes(c), Mosaddek Hossain, Moeen Ali, Jaker Ali(w), Andre Russell, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukidul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Abrar Ahmed, Angelo Mathews, Ashiqur Zaman, Chadwick Walton, Aamer Jamal, Abu Hider Rony.