The caravan of the Bangladesh Premier League 2023 has reached Sylhet, and the next 8 matches will be played at the very same venue. A total of 24 matches have been played so far in the tournament, and the race to the playoffs is now building up nicely.
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Rangpur Riders will take on Sylhet Strikers in the first-day match in Sylhet. The Strikers have been amazing in the tournament with 6 wins in 7 games, whereas the Riders have won 3 of their 6. Both teams will be looking to strengthen their place in the league table.
The 2nd match of the day will be played between Chattogram Challengers and Fortune Barishal, and Fortune Barishal looks like the stronger team in this one. The duo of Iftekhar Ahmed and Shakib al Hasan has been great for them, and they will be looking to continue their good form.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium pitch report
The track at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium has not been great for the batters, and they will find to difficult batting on this track. In the last Women’s Asia Cup played here, the track was very tough for batting, and the same can be expected in the BPL 2023 matches as well.
This pitch is on the slower side, and the spinners will love their time out there in the middle. The pitch gets slow as the match goes on, and the low bounce on this track will make the job even tough for stroke playing. In the day matches, the batting will be even tougher as compared to the night ones.
The boundaries are small here, and if the batters can get their timing right, they can clear the fences with ease. Looking at the conditions, the teams will opt to bat upon winning the toss in day matches, whereas they will prefer chasing in the night games. This leg of BPL can be a low-scoring one at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
