The 21st match of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Chattogram Challengers and Rangpur Riders on Monday, 23rd January 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Chattogram Challengers had lost their most recent match against Khulna Tigers by a big margin of seven wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first but their batting order failed to put some big runs on the board. They scored 157 runs in 20 overs. Usman Khan had performed well in this tournament and he was the highest run-scorer in the previous match. He scored 45 runs on 31 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one huge six. Afif Hossain scored 35 runs while Darwish Rasooli could manage to score 25 runs.

The bowling unit of Chattogram Challengers had totally failed to give the best performance in this tournament and they totally failed to give the best performance in the previous match. They leaked the target of 158 runs in 19.2 overs. Nihaduzzaman was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with two wickets to his name in 3.2 overs against 32 runs. The skipper, Shuvagata Hom picked one wicket in three overs while he was charged for 17 runs. Mehedi Hasan Rana, Farhad Reza, Taijul Islam, Ziaur Rahman, and Afif Hossain were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Rangpur Riders were beaten by Fortune Barishal in their previous match by a big margin of 67 runs. They won the toss and decided to field first but this decision did not work and they leaked a lot of runs. They were charged for 238 runs in 20 overs. Hasan Mahmud was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in four overs against 31 runs. Haris Rauf also performed well but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged for 42 runs in four overs. Robiul Haque, Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Hossain, and Mohammad Nawaz were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match.

The batting order of Rangpur Riders performed well but failed to chase a big target and scored 171 runs while chasing the target of 239 runs in 20 overs. Shamim Hossain was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 44 runs and remained not out. He faced 24 balls and smashed three boundaries and two huge sixes. Mohammad Nawaz was the other batsman who performed well and put some runs on the board. He scored 33 runs on 24 balls with the help of two boundaries and the same huge sixes. Mohammad Naim scored 31 runs while Saim Ayub scored 18 runs and Robiul Haque could manage to score 13 runs.

According to match prediction, Chattogram Challengers is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Chattogram Challengers a favorite team to win this match.

• Chattogram Challengers are a strong team even if they had not performed well
• Both teams are struggling with their bowling unit
• Rangpur Riders are also a strong and experienced team
• Rangpur Riders have some best batsmen in their squad
• Chattogram Challengers are strong batting and bowling units

Chattogram Challengers is overall a strong team in this tournament, so the winning chances of today’s match for Chattogram Challengers have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Chattogram Challengers have a 54% chance to win this match
Rangpur Riders shave 46% 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 toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose the field first.

The 21st match of BPL season 2023 is going to be 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 190 should be considered par at the venue. The average first-inning score at this venue is 143 runs and the average second-inning score is 124 runs. This venue has the highest total recorded of 211 runs in 20 overs.

The weather forecast of Dhaka for this match is not good. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full match to watch.

It will be updated Shortly

• Date: Monday, 23rd January 2023
• Time: 07:30 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL / 06:00 PM IST

• Stadium: Shere Bangla National Stadium
• Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Opened: 2006
• Capacity: 25,000
• Ends: Ispahani End, Aqua Paints End
• Time Zone: UTC +06:00
• Other Sports: it is home to Football
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 62
• Matches won batting first: 30
• Matches won bowling first: 32
• Average 1st Inns scores: 143
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 124
• Highest total recorded: 211/4 (20 Ov) by BAN vs WI
• Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (16.5 Ov) by NZ vs BAN
• The highest score chased: 194/4 (16.4 Ov) by SL vs BAN
• The lowest score defended: 127/9 (20 Ov) by BAN vs AUS

Irfan Sukkur, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Malinda Pushpakumara, Ashan Priyanjan, Unmukt Chand, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin, Mehedi Maruf, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Tawfique Khan, Avishek Mitra, Usman Khan (wk), Max ODowd, Afif Hossain, Darwish Rasooli, Ziaur Rahman, Shuvagata Hom (c), Khawaja Nafay, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Nihaduzzaman, Taijul Islam.