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Fortune Barishal and Sylhet Strikers will face each other in the 33rd match. Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, will host the game on January 26, 2025. 

BPL 2025 MATCH-33 DETAILS

League
Bangladesh Premier League 2025
Match
Fortune Barishal vs Sylhet Strikers| 33rd Match
Date26th January 2025
Time01:00 PM IST
VenueShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur 

FBA vs SYL Match Preview

Fortune Barishal Won Six matches out of eight and is currently in 2nd place in the points table. Sylhet Strikers won just two games out of nine and are present at the bottom of the points table.

Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal’s leading team, Fortune Barishal, is the defending champion of the Bangladesh Premier League. They showed an incredible performance in the 10th edition of the league. They won the final match of the league against Comilla Victorians by 6 wickets. 

In the last match against Khulna, they performed well and scored 167 runs. They won the match by 7 runs. In the batting department, Mahmudullah played well and scored 50. Rishad Hossain also played well, scoring 39 runs. In bowling, Jahandad Khan both took 2 wickets. In the 11th edition of the league, they will surely want to repeat their performance from last season.

Sylhet Strikers: Ariful Haque is leading Sylhet in this season of BPL. They didn’t perform well in the last season of BPL, and Sylhet won 5 matches out of 12. Sylhet lost their first match of this season against Rangpur. 

In the previous game against Khulna, they came to bat first and scored 152 runs. George Munsey and Zakir Hasan played well and scored 58 and 44 runs, respectively. In Bowling, Nihaduzzman took two wickets each. Sylhet lost by 6 wickets in the last match. 

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

The average 1st innings score at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, in T20 matches, is 153 runs, and the batting second average score is 139 runs. But still, the batting first team has won 44% of matches. 

     Weather Report

  • Cloudy Day
  • Rain Chance – 3%
  • Humidity – 68 %
  • Wind – 3 kph

FBA vs SYL Toss Prediction

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

The team that was bowling second won 56% of the matches. And in 68% of the matches, teams chose to bowl first here. So, there are more chances that teams will choose to bowl first after winning the toss. 

FBA vs SYL Head-to-Head Record

Total H2H Match- 6

Fortune Barishal Won – 4

Sylhet Strikers Won – 2

Team Form (Last 5 Match in BPL)

Fortune Barishal: W, W, W, L, W

Sylhet Strikers: L, L, L, L, W,  

Probable Playing 11

Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal ©, Towhid Hridoy, Dawid Malan, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Jahandad, Ripon Mondol, Tanvir Islam, Rishad Hossain 

Sylhet Strikers: Ariful Haque (C), Jaker Ali (wk), George Munsey, Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rony Talukdar, Sumon Khan, Samiullah Shinwari, Nihaduzzman, Ruyel Miah, Reece Topley 

Must Picks for FBA vs SYL Match

Top wicket-keepers to pick

Mushfiqur Rahim | WK | FBA:

In the Last season, Rahim performed very well. He played in 15 matches and scored 380 runs, including 3 fifties. 

Overall, he has experienced 128 matches; he scored 3,311 runs in the BPL. In the game against Khulna, he didn’t perform well. But he can win matches one-handed. So having him in your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Zakir Hasan | WK | SYL:

This left-hand batsman is an explosive T20 batsman. He played in 68 BPL matches and scored 1,138 runs, with a strike rate of 125. 

He scored 44 runs against Khulna in the last game. Having him in your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Top Batters to Pick

Tamim Iqbal | BAT | FBA:

Tamim Iqbal is the winning captain of the last season of the BPL. He performed outstandingly with the bat. In the previous season, he played in 15 matches and made 492 runs with 3 fifties. 

In the last match against Khulna, he didn’t perform well and got out on a golden duck. His ability to score high makes him eligible for the fantasy team. 

Towhid Hridoy | BAT | FBA:

Hridoy is the second-highest run-scorer. In the last season of the league. He played 14 matches and made 462 runs with one hundred and 2 fifty. 

In the last match against Khulna, he scored 36 runs. He will surely help you gain some important fantasy points in the next game.

Rony Talukdar | BAT | SYL:

Rony is a good opening batsman. In the BPL, he played in 81 matches and scored 1,583 runs with a strike rate of 123. Recently he scored 77 runs against Dhaka. But in the last match against Khulna, he didn’t perform well. He will surely help you gain some important fantasy points in the next game.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Mohammad Nabi | AR | FBA:

In the last match against Khulna, he took one wicket. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Faheem Ashraf | AR | FBA:

This Pakistani all-rounder played ‌202 T20 matches, scored 1,818 runs and took 187 wickets. 

In the last match against Khulna, he went wicketless. But his performance in this is outstanding. He will surely help you gain some important fantasy points.

Samiullah Shinwari | AR | SYL:

He played in 6 BPL matches, scored 25 runs, and took 4 wickets. 

In the last match against Khulna, he scored 9 runs and took one wicket. He is a good pick for the fantasy team.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Jahandad Khan | BOW | FBA:

This Pakistani left-arm seamer is well-experienced in playing T20 cricket. In the last game against Khulna, he took two wickets. We expect he will perform well in the next game.

Tanzim Sakib | BOW | SYL:

Tanzim is a right-arm medium-fast bowler from Bangladesh. He took 28 wickets in 21 BPL matches. In the last match against Chittagong, he took two wickets. He is a good choice to pick for your fantasy team.

 

 

Captain & Vice-Captain Choices for FBA vs SYL

Captain

Faheem Ashraf, Tamim Iqbal  

Vice-Captain

Rony Talukdar, Zakir Hasan

FBA vs SYL Today Match Prediction

  • Scenario 1
  • Toss Winner: Fortune Barishal (opts to bat first)
  • Power-Play Score: 50-70
  • FBA Total: 150-170
  • Match Winner: Fortune Barishal 
  • Scenario 2
  • Toss Winner: Sylhet Strikers (opts to bat first)
  • Power-Play Score: 45-65
  • SYL Total: 140-165
  • Match Winner: Fortune Barishal 

Dream11 Team For This Match

Head-to-Head / Small League 

Grand League / Mega League

Disclaimer

The author created this team based on his knowledge, analysis, and judgment. While selecting your team, note the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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