Chattogram Challengers and Comilla Victorians will fight for a place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final in the Eliminator 2 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Comilla Victorians have lost their last two games but have one more opportunity to get to the final. They have been very strong throughout the competition and will be motivated for this game.
Chattogram Challengers have a very poor recent record against Comilla Victorians but will have grown in confidence after winning successive matches over recent days.
Although Comilla Victorians finished the group stage with three additional points and one more win than Chattogram Challengers, it is the Challengers who come into this match in the stronger form as they beat Khulna Tigers in the Eliminator 1. Victorians lost to Fortune Barishal in the Qualifier 1 hence they got a second chance of making it to the final of this year’s BPL.
The Challengers have strung together three successive victories to put them in the position where they are a game away from the 2022 BPL Final. Comilla Victorians have lost successive games at an inopportune moment of the tournament.
Litton Das top scored with 38 runs from 35 balls in Monday’s defeat and is the key player for Comilla Victorians’ against Chattogram Challengers. With the ball, Mustafizur Rahman went wicketless for the first time in Qualifier 1 but is well worth backing as Comilla Victorians’ top wicket taker in Qualifier 2. Chadwick Walton hit 89 not-out from 44 balls in the Eliminator and is a strong choice for Chattogram Challengers’ highest run scorer in this game. Mrittunjoy Chowdhury continues to be one of the top bowlers in the tournament and is our tip for Chattogram Challengers’ top wicket taker against Comilla Victorians. Although he did not dismiss any batters on Monday, we expect to see Mustafizur Rahman back to his best in this match. He is our prediction for the Player of the Match Award.