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Fortune Barishal vs Sylhet Strikers Predictions - Tamim Iqbal to hand the Strikers their third loss on the bounce.

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 06 Jan 2025

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Simon Lewis 06 Jan 2025

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Tamim Iqbal smashed 86 off 48 balls in the win over Durbar Rajshahi.
Rony Talukdar top-scored with 54 off 32 balls against Rangpur Riders.
Fortune Barishal have won two of the three matches in defence of their title.

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Tamim Iqbal reverse-sweeps against New Zealand. (credit: Munir uz Zaman / Getty Images)

Fortune Barishal vs Sylhet Strikers Predictions

Fortune Barishal have made a good start to defending their title, winning two of their three matches. Their only loss was to the on-fire Rangpur Riders by eight wickets, but they are looking strong despite this loss.

Fortune Barishal’s Tamim Iqbal has scored 91, 28 & 86* in his last 4 innings.
Fortune Barishal’s Mushfiqur Rahim has scored 46 & 34* in his last 5 innings.
Sylhet Strikers’ Rony Talukdar has scored 33, 41 & 54 in his last 4 innings.
Sylhet Strikers’ Zakir Hasan scored 50 off 38 balls against Rangpur Riders.

Head-to-Head

Barishal have won three of their last five matches against the Strikers, including the last two on the bounce.

Fortune Barishal Form

Barishal bounced back from their defeat to the Rangpur Riders by beating Durbar Rajshahi by seven wickets.

Shaheen Shah Afridi (2/20, econ 5.00) was in terrific form with the ball as Durbar were restricted to 168/4 off their 20 overs.

Tamim Iqbal continued his fine form, slamming 11 fours and three sixes in an innings of 86* off 48 balls as Barishal knocked off the runs with 15 balls to spare.

Fortune Barishal Team News

Fortune Barishal are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Sylhet Strikers Form

The Strikers kicked off their season with back-to-back defeats at the hands of the Rangpur Riders, a 34-run loss being followed by an eight-wicket defeat.

The Strikers posted a healthy score of 205/4 off their 20 overs, with Rony Talukdar and Zakir Hasan both putting up half-centuries.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib (2/23, econ 5.75) was exceptional with the ball, but the Riders took all of his teammates for more than nine runs to the over as they raced to victory with six balls to spare.

Sylhet Strikers Team News

The Strikers need to beef up their batting and bowling if they hope to challenge for playoff places.

Verdict

Fortune Barishal v Sylhet Strikers

I am backing Fortune Barishal to win. I am also backing Tamim Iqbal to top score for Fortune Barishal.

Rony Talukdar is a good bet to top score for the Sylhet Strikers.

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