Final result
Rajshahi Warriors won by 5 runs
Player of the match: R Mondol
Result · Bangladesh Premier League
Rajshahi Warriors vs Sylhet Titans
Result · Bangladesh Premier League
Venue par · 209Chase success · 58%POTM · R Mondol
Match preview & overview
Rajshahi Warriors hold their nerve to beat Sylhet Titans by 5 runs in Dhaka
Rajshahi Warriors beat Sylhet Titans by 5 runs in their Bangladesh Premier League T20 fixture at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, on 16 January 2026. Rajshahi posted 147/8 batting first, then defended it as Sylhet's chase unravelled in the death overs, with the Titans finishing on 142/9. R Mondol took the Player of the Match award. The result extends Rajshahi's head-to-head record against Sylhet to a perfect three from three.
Sylhet had won the toss and chosen to field, a decision that aligns with the ground's tendency: 59% of toss-winners at Shere Bangla opt to put the opposition in. The chase-success rate here is 54%, so conditions were not stacked heavily against them. What undid Sylhet was the death-over phase, where they lost 5 wickets attempting to score 43 runs off the final stretch of the innings.
For Rajshahi, it was a performance with clear rough edges. Their own death overs produced only 29 runs for the loss of 4 wickets, suggesting 147 was probably 15 or 20 short of what the innings threatened at the halfway point. That they still won underlines how hard Sylhet's lower order found it when the pressure mounted.
Pitch report & venue insights
National Stadium — 74-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2004–2023. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
74
T20 matches hosted
209
Avg 1st-innings score
181
Avg 2nd-innings score
58%
Chase success rate
45
Avg powerplay runs
58%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Warriors post 147/8 despite late batting collapse
Rajshahi Warriors looked well set after a 56-run powerplay but lost 4 wickets for just 29 runs in the death overs. A total of 147 proved just enough on a ground where the average first-innings score across 469 matches is 179.
Angle 02
Titans' chase undone by five death-over wickets
Angle 03
R Mondol wins Player of the Match
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Rajshahi now hold a perfect 3-0 head-to-head record
Angle 05
Titans chose to field; toss decision backfired
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- With both sides scoring heavily through the middle overs but losing wickets in the death, death-bowling performance markets may offer more analytical interest than outright result lines for future fixtures between these teams.
- The ground's average first-innings score of 179 across 469 matches suggests 147 was a below-par total; top-batter markets and over/under run lines may reflect such venue context more accurately than match-winner prices.
- Given the 59% toss-field trend at Shere Bangla and a 54% chase-success rate, toss-related markets could be worth contextualising against the actual innings breakdown before any future encounter here.
- Rajshahi Warriors' perfect 3-0 record against Sylhet Titans is a small sample, but consistent patterns over three meetings may be reflected in head-to-head markets if these sides meet again this season.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Rajshahi Warriors vs Sylhet Titans
Who won the Rajshahi Warriors vs Sylhet Titans BPL match on 16 January 2026?
Rajshahi Warriors won the match by 5 runs. They posted 147/8 batting first and bowled Sylhet Titans out for 142/9 in the chase at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Who was Player of the Match in the Rajshahi Warriors vs Sylhet Titans BPL game?
R Mondol was named Player of the Match. The award reflected a performance central to Rajshahi's 5-run victory in a match that remained competitive until the final overs.
What is the head-to-head record between Rajshahi Warriors and Sylhet Titans?
Rajshahi Warriors lead the head-to-head 3-0. All three meetings have been won by Rajshahi, including a 12-run victory earlier in 2026 and an 8-wicket win at Sylhet International in 2025.
Where to watch BPL T20 2026 matches in the UK?
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What was the toss result and did it matter in this match?
Sylhet Titans won the toss and chose to field, consistent with the Shere Bangla ground's pattern where 59% of toss-winners elect to field. Despite that trend, Sylhet fell 5 runs short in the chase, losing 5 wickets in the death overs.
How did the phases break down in this BPL match?
Rajshahi Warriors scored 56/2 in the powerplay, 62/2 in the middle, and 29/4 at the death to reach 147/8. Sylhet Titans scored 40/2 in the powerplay, 59/2 in the middle, but lost 5 wickets for 43 runs in the death, finishing on 142/9.
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- Shakib Al Hasan — photo by Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive), CC BY-SA 4.0 · source