The 2nd Qualifier match of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Rangpur Riders and Sylhet Strikers on Tuesday, 14th February 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Rangpur Riders are coming to this important match on the back of a massive win over Fortune Barishal with a handsome margin of four wickets. The performance of their bowling unit was not good. They leaked 170 runs in 20 overs. Dasun Shanaka was the only successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in three overs against 23 runs. Rakibul Hasan also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 32 runs in four overs. Mujeeb ur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, DJ Bravo, and Mahedi Hasan were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Rangpur Riders won the previous match due to the best and most outstanding performance by their batting order. They chased the target of 171 runs in 19.3 overs. Shamim Hossain played a main role in the win of the team. He was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 71 runs on 51 balls with the help of four boundaries and the same huge sixes. Rony Talukdar also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 29 runs. He faced 17 balls and smashed two boundaries and the same huge sixes. Rony Talukdar and the skipper, Nurul Hasan scored 18 runs each while Dasun Shanaka remained not out after scoring 15 runs.

Sylhet Strikers lost their previous match against Comilla Victorians but now they have to win this match at any cost. The batting order of this team is very strong but they totally failed to give the best performance and scored just 125 runs. Their full team came back to the pavilion in 17.1 overs. Najmul Hossain Shanto proved the highest run-scorer from their side with 38 runs in his account. He faced 29 balls and smashed four boundaries and one huge six. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 29 runs while Mortaza could manage to score 26 runs.

Towhid Hridoy, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Zakir Hasan, and Ryan Burl are key batsmen of Sylhet Strikers but totally failed to give the best performance and did not score some big runs. Towhid Hridoy, Ryan Burl, Isuru Udana, and Rubel failed to open the account on the scoreboard. The bowling unit of Sylhet Strikers failed to give the best performance and defend a low target on the board. They leaked the target of 126 runs in 16.4 overs. Rubel Hossain was the highest wicket-taker from their side but he also leaked a lot of runs. He picked up three wickets in 3.4 overs against 33 runs. Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Shafiqullah Ghafari picked one wicket each.

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

• Rangpur Riders had won the previous match and will be confident
• Sylhet Strikers are the best-performing team in this tournament
• The key players of Rangpur Riders are in good form
• Both teams will miss their key players in this match
• Rangpur Riders are strong in the batting and bowling departments

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

Rangpur Riders 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 2nd Qualifier 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: Towhid Hridoy
Vice-Captain: T Perera
Wicketkeepers: Mushfiqur Rahim
Shoaib Malik, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Rony Talukdar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, M Mortaza, Mohammad Amir

• Date: Tuesday, 14th 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

Mohammad Naim, Rony Talukdar, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Dasun Shanaka, Dwayne Bravo, Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Jeffrey Vandersay, Alauddin Babu, Azmatullah Omarzai, Robiul Haque, Pathum Nissanka, Saim Ayub, Aaron Jones, Parvez Hossain Emon, Hasan Murad, Ripon Mondol.