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RK vs RNR Dream11 Team Prediction of BPL: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Rajshahi Kings vs Rangpur Riders match. We are Covering RK vs RNR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the Bangladesh Premier League 2019 match. The match is to be played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Rajshahi Kings are fifth on the points table with five wins and five losses. They won their last match against Chittagong Vikings by 7 runs. Batting first, Johnson Charles gave a good start to the team scoring 55 runs and was supported by Sarkar, Doeschate and Laurie Evans. Late cameo of 37 runs from 17 balls by Christiaan Jonker led them to a total of 198 runs. With the ball, Mustafizur Rahman took three scalps while Kamrul Islam and Mehidy Hasan took two scalps each to successfully defend the target. They will hope to continue the winning momentum and find a place in top four teams by winning their last two league matches.

Table-toppers Rangpur Riders are in brilliant form having won four consecutive matches. They won their yesterday’s match against Dhaka Dynamites easily by 8 wickets. Bowling first, They restricted Dynamites at 186 with Farhad Reza being top performer taking two scalps. Chasing the target, They lost two early wickets but an unbeaten century from AB de Villiers and 85* from Alex Hales ensured easy chase of the target. They will hope for a similar performance from their top four batsmen in upcoming matches.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

RK vs RNR, 36th match, Bangladesh Premier League 2019.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
29th January, 06:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 143
Average 2nd innings score: 125

Squads:

RK:
Mehedi Hasan (c), Alauddin Babu, Soumya Sarkar, Arafat Sunny, Mominul Haque, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Christiaan Jonker, Qais Ahmad, Fazle Mahmud, Isuru Udana, Laurie Evans, Marshall Ayub, Ryan ten Doeschate, Seekkuge Prasanna, Shahriar Nafees, Johnson Charles.

RNR:
Alex Hales, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers, Nazmul Islam, Chris Gayle, M Mithun, Fardeen Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Sheldon Cottrell, Sohag Gazi, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Nahidul Islam, Abul Hasan, Benny Howell, Nadif Chowdhury, Sean Williams.

Team News:

Rajshahi Kings:

Isuru Udana will not play as he is currently playing with Sri Lanka A-Team.

They are playing with four full-time bowlers and Soumya, Ryan Doeschate will play the role of the fifth bowler.

Soumya Sarkar can open along with Johnson Charles. Laurie Evans, Ryan Ten Doeschate, C Jonker, F Mahmud and Monimul Haque will follow them. Mehidy Hasan will play the role of an allrounder.

Mustafizur Rahman and Kamrul Islam will be the key pacers along with Ryan ten Doeschate and Soumya Sarkar while Mehidy Hasan and Arafat Sunny will lead the spin attack.

Rangpur Riders:

Sohag Gazi can get a chance in place of Nahidul Islam in an otherwise perfect playing XI.

C Gayle and A Hales will open the innings. Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers and Mohammad Mithun will follow them. Farhad Reza and Mashrafe Mortaza will do the late hitting duty.

Mashrafe Mortaza, Shaiful Islam, Farhad Reza and Shahidul Islam will be the key pacers while Nazmul Islam will lead the spin attack. C Gayle can support them.

Probable Playing XI:

These matches can be risky as in BPL any player can be rested in any match.

RK:
S Sarkar, Johnson Charles (wk), Laurie Evans, Ryan Ten Doeschate, C Jonker, Monimul Haque, Fazle Mahmud, Mehidy Hasan (c), Arafat Sunny, Kamrul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

They can shuffle their batting order.

RNR:
Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Nahidul Islam/Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Farhad Reza, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Shahidul Islam.