BPL 2024 Qualifier 2, FBA vs RAN | Playing 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Preview & Live Streaming

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Fortune Barishal will face Rangpur Riders in the Qualifier 2 of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024 at the iconic Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday (February 28). 

After a month of high-octane cricket, Barishal and the Riders collide for a place in the BPL 2024 finale on Friday (March 1), where the Comilla Victorians await their rivals. 

The winner of this clash will set up the summit clash with the Victorians and earn a chance to lift the coveted BPL trophy. 

FBA vs RAN: Team Previews 

Fortune Barishal 

The Barishal franchise qualified for the playoffs on the back of a decent campaign, winning seven of their twelve league-stage encounters. The Tamim Iqbal-led side then defeated the Chattogram Challengers in the tournament Eliminator, a high-pressure direct knock-out clash for supremacy. 

The bowlers shined for the Barishal side as Kyle Mayers (2/28), Mohammad Saifuddin (2/28) and Obed McCoy (2/29) picked up six wickets between them and allowed their team to restrict the Challengers to a modest score of 135/9 in the first half. 

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During the run-chase, Mayers showcased his all-around brilliance with an explosive fifty off just 26 balls, while skipper Tamim's measured and unbeaten 53 allowed the Barishal franchise to ramp home with ease inside 15 overs. 

Rangpur Riders 

The Riders, who topped the league stage table with nine wins and just three defeats, stumbled against the Victorians in the first Qualifier. But thanks to their numero uno spot during the first round, the Nurul Hasan-led side stands one more chance to secure a place in the tournament final. 

The Riders lost a high-scoring bout with the Victorians after posting an imposing total of 185/6 in 20 overs on the back of New Zealand allrounder James Neesham's excellent knock of 97 off just 49 deliveries, featuring eight fours and seven sixes. 

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Despite Neesham's great blitz, however, the Riders suffered a defeat with all of their bowling options proving quite expensive bar left-arm pacer Fazhalhaq Farooqi, who took 2 for 27 in 3.3 overs. 

FBA vs RAN: Match Details & Live Streaming 

FBA vs RAN: Dhaka Pitch Report

The pitch at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka should offer the spinners grip and turn at the fag end of the long season in Bangladesh. 

However, the only downturn for the tweakers will be the presence of dew, which invariably arrives for D/N matches in the country because of the close proximity to the Bay of Bengal. Expect a reasonably high-scoring game under the floodlights at the historic venue, with a place in the final on the line. 

FBA vs RAN: Probable Playing XIs

Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal (c), Kyle Mayers, David Miller, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, James Fuller, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Saifuddin, Obed McCoy, Taijul Islam

Rangpur Riders: Rony Talukdar, Nicholas Pooran, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Nurul Hasan (c & wk), James Neesham, Shamim Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Hasan Mahmud, Fazalhaq Farooqi

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FBA vs RAN: Winner Prediction

The Riders may have faced a stumbling block in Qualifier 1, but an overall stronger run into the playoffs shall give them a morale edge against the Barishal franchise. They start as favourites. 

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