Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka.
Pitch Report: The surface here has been challenging for batting in the afternoon games. Spinners have played a big role and both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.
Match Preview: Comilla Victorians (COV) will take on Sylhet Strikers (SYL) in the 5th match of the Bangladesh Premier League(BPL). This match will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Sylhet Strikers won the opening match of the season against Chattogram by 8 wickets. A terrific bowling performance helped them restrict the opposition to a modest total of 89 and in reply, the batters made sure the chase was done within 13 overs. They are the table toppers with 2 wins in as many matches. On the other hand, Comilla Victorians lost their opening match against Rangpur Riders by 34 runs and will be keen to bounce back. This promises to be an exciting match.
Probable XI:
Comilla Victorians (COV):
Imrul Kayes(c), Litton Das, Dawid Malan, Mosaddek Hossain, Jaker Ali(w), Shykat Ali, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashiqur Zaman, Mohammad Nabi, Khushdil Shah, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sylhet Strikers (SYL):
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Colin Ackermann, Zakir Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Akbar Ali, Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Amir, Rejaur Rahman Raja
