Murshidabad Kings vs Sobisco Smashers Malda, BT20L, Today Match Prediction

MUKS vs SOSM Match Prediction & Analysis

Murshidabad Kings will face Malda Smashers in the second match of the Bengal Pro T20 League 2026 played at Eden Garden, Kolkata on Saturday.

Last year finalists, Murshidabad Kings will be looking to make a serious dash at the title. Captain Sudip Kumar Gharami will be hoping that the side can put on a strong show in this opening encounter.

On the other hand, Malda Smashers failed to make the qualify for the knockout stages of the competition last season. Captain Writtick Chatterjee will be hoping that the side can start their campaign on a decent note.

Last season, Murshidabad Kings registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Malda Smashers.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

MUKS

SOSM

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Murshidabad Kings Preview

Last-year Finalist, Murshidabad Kings will be looking to begin their campaign with a positive result. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of captain Sudip Kumar Gharami, Rishabh Chaudhary, Ankit Chatterjee, Agniv Pan and Toufik Uddin Mondal to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Last season, captain Sudip Kumar Gharami topped the batting charts for Murshidabad Kings. In nine innings, Gharami has accumulated 244 runs with a strike rate of 138.41.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Vikas Singh, Sayed Irfan-Aftab, Saksham Chaudhary and Toufik Uddin Mondal to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Last season, Vikas Singh topped the bowling charts for Murshidabad Kings. In nine outings, Vikas Singh has claimed 11 wickets at an economy rate of 6.70.

Murshidabad Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Sudip Kumar Gharami (c), Agniv Pan (wk), Ankit Chatterjee, Nikhil Singh, Rishabh Chaudhary, Saksham Chaudhary, Toufik Uddin Mondal, Dilshad Khan, Sayed Irfan-Aftab, Sukhmeet Singh, Vikas Singh

Murshidabad Kings Actual Playing XI:

Irshad Alam, Aditya Purohit, Shubham Chatterjee, Toufik Mondal, Ayan Bhattacharjee, Nuruddin Mandal, Rishabh Chaudhary, Saksham Chaudhary, Abhishek Raman, A Deepanshu, Aditya Sharma, Atmaja Mondal

Sobisco Smashers Malda Preview

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Kaif Ahmed, Writtick Chatterjee, Arjun Bharadwaj and Viraj Krishna to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Last season, Kaif Ahmed topped the batting charts for Malda Smashers. In seven outings, Kaif Ahmed accumulated 154 runs at a strike rate of 123.20.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Brijesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Writtick Chatterjee, Akhil and Ramesh Prasad to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Last season, Brijesh Sharma topped the bowling charts for Malda Smashers. In seven innings, Brijesh Sharma has claimed 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.74.

Sobisco Smashers Malda Predicted Playing XI:

Writtick Chatterjee (c), Kaif Ahmed, Shuvam Dey, Avilin Ghosh, Viraj Krishna, Arjun Bhardwaj, Arjun Singh-1, Akhil, Ishan Porel/Mukesh Kumar, Brijesh Sharma, Ramesh Prasad

Sobisco Smashers Malda Actual Playing XI:

Kaif Ahmed, Akhil, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Agniv Pan, Writam Porel, Prayas Barman, Ramesh Prasad, Vikas Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Dipak Ghosh, Viraj Krishna

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast for the Saturday’s game is going to be sunny with light winds.

MUKS vs SOSM Pitch Report

The average first innings score at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the last year’s Bengal Premier League in the previous twenty-seven completed matches is around 151 runs. The highest total posted at the venue last season was by Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers, who posted 180 runs against Adamas Howrah Warriors.

Toss: To Bat

Last year, majority of the matches played in Bengal Pro T20 League were won by teams batting first. So with that record in mind, both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 155 runs.