The 7th match of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Fortune Barishal and Rangpur Riders on Tuesday, 10th January 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Fortune Barishal is a strong batting team and they also performed well in their first match but they were on the losing side due to the worst bowling performance. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The performance of their batting order was good and they scored 194 runs in 20 overs. Shakib Al Hasan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 67 runs to his account. He faced 32 balls and seven boundaries and four huge sixes. C de Silva scored 36 runs.

Anamul was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 29 runs while Mahmudullah scored 19 runs. The bowling unit of Fortune Barishal totally failed to give the best performance. They failed to defend the target of 195 runs and leaked this target in 19 overs. They used eight bowlers in the previous match and Chaturanga de Silva was the only successful bowler from their side. He picked up one wicket in two overs against 14 runs. Karim Janat also picked one wicket while he was charged with 15 runs in two overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Kamrul Islam were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Rangpur Riders had an ideal start to this tournament as they beat Comilla Victorians in their very first match with a handsome margin of 34 runs. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how their batting order performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They scored 176 runs in 20 overs. Rony Talukdar was the highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 67 runs on 31 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and one huge six. Shoaib Malik also performed well and scored 33 runs while Naim could manage to score 29 runs.

The performance of bowling unit of Rangpur Riders performed well and played a main role in their first win. They defended the target of 177 runs and leaked 142 runs. They send the full team of Comilla Victorians back to the pavilion in 19.1 overs. Almost all bowlers from their side performed well. Hasan Mahmud was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with three wickets to his name in 3.1 overs against 20 runs. Sikandar Raza also had an outstanding performance and picked up two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 23 runs. Robiul Haque was the other bowler with two wickets to his name in four overs against 33 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai, Rakibul Hasan, and Benny Howell picked one wicket each.

According to match prediction, Rangpur Riders is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Rangpur Riders a favorite team to win this match.

• Rangpur Riders had a good start to this tournament
• Rangpur Riders is overall a strong and experienced team
• Fortune Barishal failed to have a good start to this tournament
• The batting order of Rangpur Riders is very strong
• Rangpur Riders also has a strong bowling unit

Rangpur Riders is overall a strong team in this tournament, so the winning chances of today’s match for Rangpur Riders have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Rangpur Riders have a 52% chance to win this match
Fortune Barishal shave a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is playing an important role in the result of all matches of BPL as we had seen in the previous matches. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The 7th match of BPL season 2023 is going to be held at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The pitch at the stadium is considered to be decent for batting but it will offer some help to the spinners like every other surface in the country. A score of around 190 should be considered par at the venue. The average first-inning score at this venue is 152 runs and the average second-inning score is 130 runs. This venue has the highest total recorded of 211 runs in 20 overs.

The weather forecast of Dhaka for this match is not good. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full match to watch.

We will update you shortly.

• Date: Tuesday, 10th January 2023
• Time: 07:30 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL / 01:00 PM IST

• Stadium: Shere Bangla National Stadium
• Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Opened: 2006
• Capacity: 25,000
• Ends: Ispahani End, Aqua Paints End
• Time Zone: UTC +06:00
• Other Sports: it is home to Football
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 59
• Matches won batting first: 29
• Matches won bowling first: 30
• Average 7th Inns scores: 144
• Average 7th Inns scores: 124
• Highest total recorded: 211/4 (20 Ov) by BAN vs WI
• Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (16.5 Ov) by NZ vs BAN
• The highest score chased: 194/4 (16.4 Ov) by SL vs BAN
• The lowest score defended: 127/9 (20 Ov) by BAN vs AUS

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahkeem Cornwall, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kesrick Williams, Fazle Mahmud, Kusal Perera, Qazi Onik, Ibrahim Zadran, Saif Hassan, Sunzamul Islam, Salman Hossain, Anamul Haque (wk), Haider Ali, Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Karim Janat, Kamrul Islam, Chaturanga de Silva, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed.