The Sylhet Strikers have won both of their last matches and will try their best to continue their dominance in the tournament. The Comilla Victorians, on the other hand, lost their first fixture against the Rangpur Riders by 34 runs.
The Comilla Victorians will give it their all to win the match, but the Sylhet Strikers are expected to win this nail-biting encounter.
COV vs SYL Match Details
The 5th match of the Bangladesh Premier League 2023 will be played on January 9 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
COV vs SYL, Match 5
Date and Time: 9th January 2023, 1:00 PM IST
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Pitch Report
The ball swings in the second innings, so both teams will prefer to bat first on the pitch. The pitch looks decent for both batters and bowlers, so fans can expect a thrilling match today. The last match played on this pitch was between Fortune Barishal and Sylhet Strikers, where a total of 390 runs were scored at a loss of 11 wickets
COV Playing XI
No injury updates
Imrul Kayes (c), Khushdil Shah, Shykat Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Nabi, Jaker Ali (wk), Liton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Dawid Malan, Ashiqur Zaman
SYL Playing XI
No injury updates
Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Colin Ackermann, Thisara Perera, Akbar Ali, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Zakir Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mohammad Amir, Rejaur Rahman Raza, Imad Wasim