CGV vs CVS 35th Match Prediction

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Chittagong Vikings

The loss of Robbie Frylinck came back to haunt the Chittagong Vikings in their last game as they failed to chase down 12 runs in the last over. It was a situation from which Frylinck had rescued the side on multiple occasions this season and Sikandar Raza was unable to finish off the game in his absence.

One of the problems for the Chittagong Vikings has been its bowling. The pitch in Chittagong has been very good for batting and has exposed the gaps in the Chittagong Vikings bowling. The team has been able to win matches so far by being a batting powerhouse. Now that it has lost its finisher and the bowling is being put under pressure, winning matches has not been as easy as it once was.

The Chittagong Vikings are not going to have an easy time against the Comilla Victorians. Not only are they going to be up against a batting lineup that can match them blow for blow but the bowling unit of the Comilla Victorians is also very difficult to score against.

Mohammad Shahzad provided the Chittagong Vikings with a flyer in the last match and looked in good touch. He opened the batting with Cameron Delport and they are a very strong opening combination. With an in-form Yasir Ali, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Sikandar Raza to follow, the Chittagong Vikings are a very strong batting side.

We really like Sikandar Raza as a player and think he has a lot to offer this side. He comes in too low to be the top-scorer consistently but could be the ballast in the middle to provide balance to the side.

The real challenge is going to be for the bowlers to limit the Comilla Victorians batsmen. Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed, and the rest had a very bad day in their previous match and will have to come up with some new plans quick.

Comilla Victorians

The Comilla Victorians were one of the sides that we liked at the beginning of the Bangladesh Premier League and they have been pretty consistent through this season. A few stutters here and there have not derailed the side that seems to have quality in all departments.

We love the fact that they have both Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes in their side. Both of these two batsmen have been scoring runs for Bangladesh very consistently in the last couple of years. In fact, Kayes has discovered a whole new gear to his style of play and is a better player in our opinion.

With Anamul Haque and Shamsur Rahman in the top-4, the Comilla Victorians are basing their batting on the cream of the Bangladeshi crop right now. This allows them to play some quality all-rounders that provide power down the order and plenty of bowling options.

We are talking about Thisara Perera, Shahid Afridi, and Liam Dawson. All three of the players can bat and ball reliably which is a huge asset to have.

With Mohammad Saifuddin, Wahab Riaz, and Mahedi Hasan in the side as front line bowlers, the Comilla Victorians are not short of quality here either.

We think Shahid Afridi and Thisara Perera are going to play a very important role in the end stages of the BPL. Afridi has been bowling brilliantly and does not seem to have tapered off at all after retirement. In fact, he is also batting with more freedom, something which did not seem possible during his time as an international player!