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Fortune Barishal vs Durbar Rajshahi Predictions - Malan to fire champs Barishal off to flying start

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Dawid Malan is one of the most prolific batters in T20 cricket, having scored 9,609 runs.
Yasir Ali bats at a strike rate of 142.22 in T20Is.
Barishal won their last four matches of the 2023/24 season in a row.

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Dawid Malan is a dynamic T20 batter. (credit: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Fortune Barishal vs Durbar Rajshahi Predictions

Last season’s champions Fortune Barishal take on Durbar Rajshahi in an exciting opener to the new season of the Bangladesh Premier League. Rajshahi haven’t played for four seasons since they won the 2019/20 BPL, but Barishal should take the win as they have a power-packed squad.

Fortune Barishal’s Dawid Malan has scored five centuries and 64 50s in T20 cricket.
Fortune Barishal’s Tamim Iqbal has scored 65, 21* & 91 in his last 3 innings.
Durbar Rajshahi’s Yasir Ali has scored 61, 46 & 37 in his last 3 innings.
Durbar Rajshahi’s Anamul Haque hit five sixes in his recent 101 off 67 balls for Khulna against Dhaka.

Head-to-Head

This will be the first meeting between the two franchises.

Fortune Barishal Form

Barishal’s last match was in the Final of the 2023/24 BPL played on 1 March, 2024, which Barishal won by six wickets with an over to spare against Comilla Victorians.

Kyle Mayers (1/26, econ 6.50) and James Fuller (2/43) starred with the ball as the Victorians were restricted to 154/6 off their 20 overs.

Tamim Iqbal (39 off 26 balls) and Kyle Mayers (46 off 30) led a successful chase as Barishal secured the title by six wickets with six balls to spare.

Fortune Barishal Team News

Barishal are a power-packed squad that includes Pakistan paceman Shaheen Afridi and South African Nandre Burger, all-rounders Mahmudullah and Mohammad Nabi (both Bangladesh), Kyle Mayers (West Indies) and James Fuller (England). Their batting line-up includes Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh), Dawid Malan (England), Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Towhid Hridoy and Nazmul Hossain Shanto (both Bangladesh).

Durbar Rajshahi Form

Their last match was played as Rajshahi Royals in the final of the 2019/20 BPL, which they won by 21 runs against Khulna Tigers.

Rajshahi scored 170/4 off their 20 overs, Irfan Sukkur top-scoring with 52 off 35 balls.

The Tigers recovered well after the loss of two early wickets, but Mohammad Irfan (2/18) and Andre Russell (2/32) broke their resistance to secure the title by a comfortable margin.

Durbar Rajshahi Team News

Rajshahi are at a disadvantage having been excluded from the tournament for the past four seasons during a turbulent political period in Bangladesh. They have had to recreate a squad from scratch, so they are an unknown quantity but are unlikely to dominate in the series. They have taken the place of last season’s losing finalists, Comilla Victorians.

Verdict

Fortune Barishal v Durbar Rajshahi

I am backing Fortune Barishal to win. I am also backing Dawid Malan to top score for Fortune Barishal.

Yasir Ali is a good bet to top score for the Durbar Rajshahi.

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