Rangpur vs Rajshahi (Predictions, Picks, Odds, Tips, Preview)

Defending champions Rangpur Riders' title defence got off to an inauspicious start when they were skittled for just 98 in the opening game - Ravi Bopara having scored 44 of them. A three-wicket loss ensued, but they bounced back as Rilee Rossouw hammered an unbeaten 76 from 52 balls as 169/3 proved eight runs too many for Khulna Titans. Mashrafe Mortaza's superb bowling sent the tone last time out, claiming 4-11 from four overs against Comilla Victorians as they were dismissed for just 63. In reply, the Riders barely broke sweat in a nine-wicket win with eight overs remaining. After Rilee Rossouw's 44-ball 83, replying to Dhaka Dynamites' 183/9 last time out, the Riders were well-placed again but late wickets saw them fall to a two-run defeat.