Fortune Barishal has played 6 matches so far in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023, winning 5 and losing 1. With 10 points, they take the 2nd spot in the points table. Sylhet Strikers has played 6 matches so far, winning 5 and losing 1. With 10 points, SS is placed in the top spot.

In their earlier encounter in the ongoing tournament, Sylhet Strikers defeated Fortune Barishal by 6 wickets. Batting first in the match, Fortune Barishal posted a total of 194 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Sylhet Strikers could reach the target and win the match.

Fortune Barishal defeated the Rangpur Riders in their previous game of the BPL T20. In the match, FB batted first and piled up 238-4. In reply, Rangpur Riders failed to reach the score and lost the match. Shamim Hossain slammed 44 runs while Mohammad Nawaz had 33 runs for the Rangpur Riders team.

For Fortune Barishal, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shakib Al Hasan hit 100 and 89 respectively. Iftikhar Ahmed was awarded man of the match. Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 3 wickets for the Fortune Barishal team. 2 other FB bowlers also took 2 wickets each. Fortune Barishal won by 67 runs in the match.

Sylhet Strikers suffered a loss against Comilla Victorians in their previous game of the BPL 2023. In the match, SS batted first and piled up 133-7. Thisara Perera slammed 43 runs while Imad Wasim had 40 runs. Mashrafe Mortaza took 2 wickets for the Sylhet Strikers team.

For Comilla Victorians, the chase was quite easy. With Litton Das’s 70 and Imrul Kayes’s 18, COV reached the target in the 19th over itself with 5 wickets in their kitty. Liton Das was awarded man of the match. The Comilla Victorians team won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) in the match.