The 18th match of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Fortune Barishal and Rangpur Riders on Thursday, 19th January 2023 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Fortune Barishal lost the first match of this season of Bangladesh Premier League but now had won three matches in a row. They had won their most recent match against Comilla Victorians with a margin of 12 runs. They were asked to bat first after losing the toss. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored 177 runs in 20 overs. The skipper, Shakib Al Hasan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 81 runs to his name. He faced 45 balls and smashed eight boundaries and four huge sixes.

Shakib Al Hasan remained not out till the 20th over. Ibrahim Zadran also performed well with the bat in the previous match and scored 27 runs on 20 balls with the help of two boundaries and one huge six. Anamul scored 20 runs. The bowling unit of Fortune Barishal did not perform well but defended the target of 178 runs and leaked 165 runs in 20 overs. They used eight bowlers in the previous match. Shakib Al Hasan was the most successful bowler from their side who picked one wicket in three overs against just 11 runs. Chaturanga de Silva, Kamrul Islam, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Karim Janat also picked one wicket each while Sunzamul Islam, Qazi Onik, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Rangpur Riders are coming to this match on the back of a massive win over the Khulna Tigers with a handsome margin of four wickets. The way how their bowling unit performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They leaked 130 runs and send the full team of Khulna Tigers back to the pavilion in 19.4 overs. Robiul Haque was the highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in four overs against just 22 runs. Hasan Mahmud and Rakibul Hasan also picked two wickets each.

Azmatullah Omarzai was the other bowler with two wickets in his account but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged for 41 runs in four overs. Mahedi Hasan was the only bowler who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Rangpur Riders also performed well and chased the target of 131 runs in 19.3 overs. Shoaib Malik proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 44 runs on 36 balls with the help of three boundaries and two huge sixes. Mohammad Naim scored 21 runs while Shamim Hossain remained not out after scoring 16 runs.

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

• Fortune Barishal had won three out of four matches played so far
• The key players of Fortune Barishal are in good form
• Rangpur Riders are struggling with their batting order
• Rangpur Riders are a strong team but did not perform well
• Fortune Barishal is strong batting and bowling units

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

Fortune Barishal has a 56% chance to win this match
Rangpur Riders 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 toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The 18th match of BPL season 2023 is going to be held at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. The pitch at the stadium is considered to be decent for batting but it will offer some help to the spinners like every other surface in the country. A score of around 190 should be considered par at the venue. The average first-inning score on this venue is 152 runs and the average second-inning score is 130 runs. This venue has the highest total recorded of 211 runs in 20 overs.

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

We will update you shortly.

• Date: Thursday, 19th January 2023
• Time: 12:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL / 06:00 PM IST

• Stadium: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
• Location: Chattogram, Bangladesh
• Capacity: 20000
• Ends: Isphani End, UCB End
• Time Zone: UTC +06:00
• Home to: Bangladesh, Chattogram Division

• Total matches: 20
• Matches won batting first: 10
• Matches won bowling first: 10
• Average 1st Inns scores: 145
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 128
• Highest total recorded: 196/5 (20 Ov) by RSA vs ENG
• Lowest total recorded: 39/10 (10.3 Ov) by NED vs SL
• The highest score chased: 190/4 (19.2 Ov) by ENG vs SL
• The lowest score defended: 141/5 (20 Ov) by NEP vs AFG

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Anamul Haque(w), Chaturanga de Silva, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Ibrahim Zadran, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Karim Janat, Kamrul Islam, Qazi Onik, Sunzamul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Salman Hossain , Kesrick Williams, Haider Ali, Kusal Perera, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Rahkeem Cornwall, Saif Hassan, Fazle Mahmud.