The BPL fans are ready to witness yet another big battle of T20 cricket. The 5th match of Bangladesh Premier League 2019-20 is scheduled to play between Rajshahi Royals and Sylhet Thunder on Friday, 13th December 2019 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. We are posting safe, accurate, and secure today match prediction for all matches of BPL free.

Rajshahi Royals had a tremendous start to this season of BPL with a massive win over Dhaka Platoon in their very first match of this tournament. They won the toss and elected to field first. The way how their bowling unit performed in that match was just outstanding. They leaked just 134 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Abu Jayed was the highest wicket-taker from their side but he leaked plenty of runs. He picked two wickets while he was charged for 43 runs in his four overs bowled out. Alok Kapali proved the most economical bowler from their side who picked one wicket in his four overs bowled out against just 18 runs. Taijul Islam, Farhad Reza, and Ravi Bopara also picked one wicket in that match.

The batting order of the Rajshahi Royals also had a superb performance in the previous match. They chased the target of 135 runs in 18.2 overs. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Hazratullah Zazai was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 56 runs on 47 deliveries with the help of five boundaries and three maximum sixes. He remained not out till the chase of the target. Liton Das scored 39 runs on just 27 balls. He smashed four boundaries and two maximum sixes during his inning. Shoaib Malik scored 36 runs and remained not out.

Sylhet Thunder failed to have a kick start to this season of BPL. They lost their opening encounter of this tournament against Chattogram Challengers by the margin of five wickets. They lost the toss and were put in to bat first. Their batting order had an average performance and scored 162 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Mohammad Mithun was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored 84 runs on 48 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and five maximum sixes. He remained not out till the end of their inning. Johnson Charles scored 35 runs on 23 balls. He smashed seven boundaries during his inning. The skipper, Mosaddek Hossain could manage to score 29 runs.

Sylhet Thunder lost their previous match due to the bad performance by their bowling unit. They failed to defend the target of 163 runs and were charged for the target in 19 overs. Nazmul Islam was the only successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his three overs bowled out against 23 runs. Krishmar Santokie picked one wicket in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for 34 runs. Ebadot Hossain and the skipper, Mosaddek Hossain picked one wicket each in the previous match.

According to our match prediction, Rajshahi Royals is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Rajshahi Royals a favorite team to win this match.

• The bowling unit of Rajshahi Royals in the excellent form
• The performance of Rajshahi Royals was outstanding in their very first match of this season of BPL
• The batting order of Rajshahi Royals is strong at least on papers
• Rajshahi Royals is a well-balanced side as compared to Sylhet Thunder
• Both teams have a strong batting order and some world-class all-rounders to provide stability
• Rajshahi Royals have more power in their side and the ability hit sixes at any stage of the inning
• Sylhet Thunder have the better bowling attack than the Rajshahi Royals

Rajshahi Royals had a superb performance in their very first match of this tournament, so the winning chances of today match for Rajshahi Royals have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Rajshahi Royals have a 53% chance to win this match
Sylhet Thunder have 47% chances to win this match

The toss is playing an important role in the result of all matches of BPL as we had seen in the previous matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The 5th match of BPL season 201-20 is scheduled to held at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The pitch at the stadium is considered to be decent for batting but it will offer some help to the spinners like every other surface in the country. A score of around 180 should be considered par at the venue.

The weather forecast in Dhaka has changed since last week. Some rain has been predicted on the matchday but we should expect no disturbing during this match.

Dream11 prediction for Rajshahi Royals vs Sylhet Thunder-BPL T20-5th Match. After checking the latest player’s availability, which players will be part of both teams, he possible tactics that the two teams might use as we had leaned from previous seasons of BPL to make the best possible Dream11 team.

Date: Friday, 13th December 2019
Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL

Stadium: Shere Bangla National Stadium
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Opened: 2006
Capacity: 25,000
Ends: Ispahani End, Aqua Paints End
Time Zone: UTC +06:00
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Floodlights: Yes

Liton Das (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Shoaib Malik, Andre Russell (c), Ravi Bopara, Afif Hossain, Alok Kapali, Abu Jayed, Taijul Islam, Farhad Reza, Minhajul Abedin Afridi, Mohammad Irfan, Kamrul Islam, Mohammad Nawaz, Irfan Sukkur, Nahidul Islam.