Comilla Warriors vs Dhaka Platoon, Bangladesh Premier League 2020, Today Match Prediction 23 Dec 2019

caw vs dap Match Prediction & Analysis

BPL 2019-20 season is up and running with impressive performances in each game and it was also marred by a lot of controversies too. Both Cumilla Warriors and Dhaka Platoon are in a similar position in the points table and are being separated only by the NRR.

The winner of this match will move ahead of the other team in the points table. Ironically, both teams lost their previous encounter against Chattogram Challengers by 16 runs despite scoring 200+ runs. Dhaka Platoon defeated Comilla Warriors by 20 runs in their previous encounter and will have a mental edge over their opposition.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Comilla Warriors Preview

Comilla Warriors were struggling at 32/3 in the run chase before Dawid Malan took over. He scored 83 runs off just 38 balls and kept their team in humanity for the chase. Dasun Shanaka and Abu Hoder played some attacking cameos but were not enough to overpower the target of 238 runs. Soumya Sarkar and Sabir Rahman must play more responsibly in the middle order.

Their bowlers have given 180+ runs in the last three matches in a row. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been their best bowler this season with 5 wickets at an economy of 5.2 RPO while all the other bowlers have the economy of over 8 RPO. Soumya Sarkar and Al-Amin Hossain have 7 & 4 wickets respectively to their name this season.

Key Players:

Dawid Malan – Dawid Malan has 191 runs at a strike rate of 158 this season. He knocks of 38-ball 83 threatened to help his team in record chase of 239 runs. He will look to keep scoring in this match too. Dasun Shanaka – Shanaka has hit 13 sixes in the 4 matches with the bat but he is average with the ball in hand going for over 10 RPO. He has just 3 wickets to his name so far.

Comilla Warriors Predicted Playing XI:

Dawid Malan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Al-Amin Hossain, Dasun Shanaka (c), Abu Hider Rony, Yasir Ali, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mahidul Islam Ankon (wk), Sumon Khan

Comilla Warriors Actual Playing XI:

Al-Amin Hossain, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sabbir Rahman, Dasun Shanaka, Sumon Khan, Yasir Ali Choudhary, Robiul Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan Ankon, Dawid Malan

Dhaka Platoon Preview

Dhaka Platoon scored over 180 runs in the last three matches and managed to win two of those matches. Mominul Haque's fifty and Thisara Perera`s 27-ball 47 runs were the highlight performance last match. Tamim Iqbal will look to return to the playing XI in this match. Anamul Haque and Laurie Evans will need to make a big score in this match. Thisara Perera and Hasun Mahmud lead the bowling charts with 5 & 4 wickets respectively.

Mashrafe and Mortaza have chipped in with 3 wickets each this season. Their bowling unit needs to control the run flow in the middle overs as they are going for too many runs easily.

Key Players:

Thisara Perera – Perera has scored 112 runs at a strike rate of 190+ and has contributed with 5 wickets at an economy of 9 RPO so far. He has smashed 7 sixes and 13 boundaries so far.

Wahab Riaz – Riaz has been bowling with good pace and rhythm for the last 6 months consistently. He has 3 wickets at an impressive economy of just 7 RPO this season.

Dhaka Platoon Predicted Playing XI:

Shahid Afridi, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Thisara Perera, Laurie Evans, Mominul Haque, Anamul Haque (wk), Asif Ali, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Salauddin Sakil

Dhaka Platoon Actual Playing XI:

Hasan Mahmud, Mominul Haque, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahedi Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Jaker Ali Anik, Asif Ali, SMSK Afridi, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Anamul Haque

Weather Conditions

Chattogram will have a hot and bright climate on the match day with no rain possibilities. We will have a full quota of overs without any interruption in this match.

Venue Details

Chattogram is one of the batting paradises in the Bangladesh circuit. Teams have scored over 200 runs consistently here. We can expect an average score of 180 runs easily here.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams have scored over 200 runs in the chase here and no target looks safe in this placid track. Both captains will look to chase down the total.