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Rangpur Riders vs Fortune Barishal Predictions - Iqbal to end Riders’ title challenge

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 26 Feb 2024

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Rangpur Riders vs Fortune Barishal tips for Wednesday’s BPL Qualifier 2 clash (02:30 PM SAST)
Fortune Barishal’s Tamim Iqbal has scored 71, 33, 66 & 52* in his last five innings.
Can Rangpur Riders break their two-match losing streak by beating Barishal in the BPL Qualifier 2 clash?

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Tamim Iqbal plays to leg against New Zealand. (credit: Munir uz Zaman / AFP via Getty Images)

Rangpur Riders vs Fortune Barishal Predictions

After a magnificent performance in the Group stage, the Riders’ eight-match winning streak was broken by back-to-back six-wicket losses to second-placed Victorians, the second loss coming in Qualifier 1. After losing their second-last group match to the Riders, Barishal bounced back with a six-wicket win over the Victorians to finish third with seven wins from their 12 matches.

Fortune Barishal’s Tamim Iqbal (443 runs) is 2nd in the BPL runs list.
Fortune Barishal’s Kyle Mayers has scored 48, 46, 25 & 50 in his last 4 innings.
Rangpur Riders’ James Neesham has scored 28, 69* & 97* in his last 3 innings.
Rangpur Riders’ Shakib Al Hasan has scored 69, 62,29 & 24 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Barishal have won three of the last five meetings between the two sides, but the Riders have won two of the last three matches, including their most recent meeting.

Rangpur Riders Form

After losing their last group game against the Victorians by six wickets, the Riders lost again to the Victorians by six wickets in Qualifier 1.

James Neesham rescued the Riders from 27/3, lifting them to 185/6 off their 20 overs. Neesham scored a brutal 97* off 49 balls, with eight fours and seven sixes.

The Victorians were always ahead of the asking rate and knocked off the winning runs with six wickets in hand and nine balls to spare.

Rangpur Riders Team News

The Riders need more runs from their top order to support James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan and Nurul Hasan.

Fortune Barishal Form

After beating the Victorians by six wickets in their last group game, Barishal beat the Challengers by seven wickets in the Eliminator.

Kyle Mayers (2/28) and Mohammad Saifuddin (2/28) bowled superbly as Barishal restricted the Challengers to 135/9 off their 20 overs.

Barishal raced to victory for the loss of just three wickets and with 5.1 overs in hand. Tamim Iqbal (52*) and Kyle Mayers (50 off 26 balls) added 98 for the second wicket in nine overs to set-up the win.

Fortune Barishal Team News

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

Verdict

Rangpur Riders v Fortune Barishal

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

James Neesham is a good bet to top score for the Rangpur Riders.

Fortune Barishal Win

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